Better uses for my time

Rating: 6/10 (6 February 2014)

I could have...... washed my dirty laundry...... played with my neighbors dog.......brought out my cleats and kicked a ball around.......... but unfortunately I did none of these things and chose to watch "Django Unchained" instead.
Why people tout this movie as a work of genius is beyond me. A 3 hour long runtime was hardly justified for the material at hand. The story is predictable and the characters (barring Stevens and Calvin) pretentiously self-righteous and boring.
While the film did possess panache in delivery, as all Tarantinos do, it lacked a central character and premise strong enough to make it engaging. The intelligent script and characterization that is a hallmark of films such as "Reservoir Dogs", "Pulp Fiction", "Death Proof" etc is dampened due to Django's portrayal as a virtual mute with an attitude.
Bottom line is, there are a lot of things that you can do in 3 hours, make sure you do them.