Successful reinvention of Django

Rating: 8/10 (12 January 2013)

It was funny when Jamie Foxx explained to Franco Nero that "the D is silent", a tip of the hat to the original Django from 1966. The plot is completely different, though, a sort of origin story maybe, that makes Django a liberated black slave trying to free his wife with the help of a German bounty hunter.
Here Tarantino again teams up with Christoph Waltz, the guy who did the best role by far in Inglorious Bastards. For those familiar with Tarantino, expect a lot of flamboyant dialogue followed by gun shots. This could be one of the best films lately, mainly because it is not that "Tarantined". It almost feels like a normal movie if it weren't for all the talking and seemingly inadvertent humour.
Bottom line: this here is a Western, no doubt about it. With Tarantino's unmistakable style added for fun and a black guy as the hero. The stellar cast helps as well: Jamie Foxx, Leo di Caprio, Samuel L. Jackson (in a role that only he could have possibly carried out that well) and, of course, Tarantino as a cameo in the smallest role possible. Kudos to me for recognizing James Remar in both his roles and always expecting to be a connection between the two characters. But there was not.