The best Tarantino film since Pulp Fiction!

Rating: 9/10 (19 February 2014)

I'm a late bloomer and never got the chance to watch Django Unchained in the cinemas. That was a huge mistake because after watching it for the first time last night I suddenly realised how much of a fool I was for not bothering to see it on the big screen! The writing is unbelievable! Quite possibly the best script in the history of the world as each character was so fascinating and well delivered with their lines. Also Leonardo DiCaprio's portrayal as the pompous-yet-charming Calvin Candie is the best thing that DiCaprio has ever done (and yes, I've seen Wolf of Wall Street and Gilbert Grape). I was never bored of this film from start to finish simply because of how clever the narrative was. I understand that Tarantino are a little disappointed in the route that he's going to at the moment as he used to make witty-gangster films and now he's making action-flicks, but I think in my personal opinion it's the best film that he's made since Pulp Fiction (not that you care but the Tarantino film I least cared for was Death Proof - what was it? a killer car with a man inside who hated women or something?) Jamie Foxx was fantastic and going back to DiCaprio this is Foxx's best performance as I was getting quite sick of his somewhat 'cool' characters that he always seems to play. I mean, yes he's technically doing all that in this film as he's supposed to be this awesome Shaft-like character, but it's the rise of a hero with pride, the birth of a nation, the start of something new in the world. This film doesn't educate you I know however it was so entertaining all the way through! I only had one criticism, it being Samuel L. Jackson's performance (please don't hunt me down and kill me in cold blood). I love Jackson as I think he's the coolest actor ever, but I was a little let-down by his weird portrayal of Stephen the somewhat racist black servant of Candie. It was like he was trying to play an old man in a theatre production somewhere.
But that's it! The best Tarantino film I've seen for a while (2nd being Pulp Fiction and 3rd being Inglorious Basterds).