So not Tarantino!!!

Rating: 7/10 (13 March 2013)

When I read the screenplay, I thought this is so not Tarantino!!! When I saw the movie, I thought the same. I don't know why it was so well acclaimed but this movie is not as I expected, or maybe just as I had expected after reading the screenplay. The topic at hand was actually very interesting. Tarantino could have done wonders. But it ended up in a messy spaghetti western flick. It does have it's moments but the film in total is a disappointment after watching something like Basterds. The acting is good. The visuals too are cool and classy. But the music really screws the mood and aura. Django is a great character that was not explored properly. No character was as deeply touched as they should have. The story and plot too was kind of messy with the whole Brittle Brothers and Calvin Candie. It didn't seem justified enough. Overall, Tarantino should have spent more time on the script. Not worth the Oscar at all.