Gunslinger goodieness turning stale and pale

Rating: 7/10 (11 January 2013)

This movie is once again a feast for the eyes and ears, though it tends to sag halfway through. And it never recovers. This hasn't exactly much to do with DiCaprio or Jackson, whose characters are introduced around that time, OR those characters. It's just that the movie entered a section where my thoughts apparently tended to wander off. That's never a good sign. It's then that I stopped being fully engaged and it's where I became aware that I was watching just another fun, silly movie that was starting to get really top-heavy. Also, and this is kinda serious, Django the character was kinda.. BORING. This might have been the intention. For example, it could be that Django was mirroring one-dimensional gunslinger heroes of classic westerns, but when you hear these accompanying musical odes you can't help but to expect more. A bit more fleshed out character and even some added spice. I liked the fact that the original Django had a cameo, plus that there where these original songs written especially for the movie this time. Especially the song 'Ancora Cui' by Morricone. Not that it really matters, but if you're gonna hand out a damn Oscar, give it to Morricone and Elisa Toffoli instead of Adele.