Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson
Released December 25, 2012
Watched January 1, 2013
timmmc.com score: 3.5/5 stars
Contenders: Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Foxx), Best Supporting Actor (Waltz, DiCaprio)
timmmc.com score: 3.5/5 stars
Contenders: Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Foxx), Best Supporting Actor (Waltz, DiCaprio)
Django Unchained wasn’t without its faults, but I enjoyed the hell out of it. #timmmcreviewsThat tweet pretty much sums up my thoughts on this film. I really enjoyed the old school Western type feel to the vast majority of this film, juxtaposed with the obvious Tarantino staples. Foxx is just right as the title character, and Christoph Waltz has to be a shoo in for a Supporting Actor nom. Sure, the movie is filled with all sorts of offensive content (and if Tarantino doesn't cross the line, he jumps up and down on it singing... well, something racist), but it'd be damn hard to tell this story without it.
— Timm McIntosh (@timmmc) January 2, 2013
Spoiler from here on out...
That said, I did take issue with the big climactic shootout scene, mostly because it is completely different in tone with the rest of the film. I understand that Tarantino includes tons of violence in his films, but that's not my issue; my issue is that the graphic violence was completely out of step with the rest of the film. The film switched from a sort of stylized realism to cartoony blood and gore and then back. It took me out of the moment too much. What happens by the end of the scene is obviously vital to the film, but the content didn't work.
