SILENT BUT DEADLY // A FILM REVIEW OF "DJANGO UNCHAINED"
The D is silent, but the rest of this film is oh, so loud.
After an abrupt introduction to our two leading gentleman, Django played by Jamie Foxx, and Dr. King Schultz played by Christoph Waltz, we set out for a spaghetti western with a twist. The beginning seems to jar the senses a bit, but after the first encounter of the two bounty hunters working together, I was hooked.
Ride somewhere, shoot ‘em up, collect money. But this is no ordinary western. What makes it interesting is that Django and Dr. Schultz are not just bounty hunters, but different races. In this time period, that never would have happened. One of the things I like about Quentin Tarantino’s films is that he takes history, and fixes it just a little. For example, in this film Tarantino gives a former slave the chance to get paid to kill white people. He gives this free man the chance to reunite with his enslaved wife. These are things that never happened in our history, that I wish would have happened, that should have happened. Those are the things to which Tarantino gives life.
Somehow, even though this movie is a tale of revenge and rescue, it is oftentimes comedic. Watching the Klan arguing about the poorly made masks before they departed on a violent raid of Dr. Schultz’s believed sleeping place, was pure comedy. The comic-book style blood splatters and spurts had me cheering like a teen-aged boy. And the one-liners were applause worthy. Yet, through the laughing, cheering and wild applause, I was still on a razor’s edge waiting to see who lived and who died.
Tarantino has crafted a film that is the perfect blend of old ideas and new storytelling. You'll enjoy the perfect balance of off-kilter comedy, and edge of your seat action sequences. Plus, the score and music choices are innovative and fresh, and the acting was a solid work of art.
CHRISENA'S GRADE: A
Directed and Written by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson RATED R
FINAL THOUGHTS: It has all my favorites, gun fights, weird humor, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
CHRISENA RICCI once went to a costume party dressed in an all black dress and black wig. No one there could guess who she was. So she shouted out, "I'm Christina Ricci, without the T or I and add an E!" Everyone stood there confused, she was annoyed, so she stormed off. She never returned to that apartment ever again. Which is fine, because she later realized she was at the wrong party. She now lives in New York City.