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The Nigga Got Smart (Django Unchained Movie Review)

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Django Unchained is a slave tale told like no other. In a story of love and revenge, Jamie Foxx ( Horrible Bosses, Collateral ) holds the reigns as lead actor in an exceptionally well done and award-worthy Quentin Tarantino flick. Set in the South, two years before the Civil War in 1858, Django’s chain gang, whilst traveling to a new plantation, is halted by a bounty hunter, Dr. King Schultz, played by Christoph Waltz ( Inglorius Bastards, Water for Elephants ) Dr. Schultz wishes to purchase Django for some vital information he withholds on a bounty. An instant bond is formed between the two and they gallop through this movie effortlessly, much like the olympian style stallions used for their main mode of transportation. Kerry Washington ( Scandal, Fantastic Four ) dazzles opposite of Foxx. During a time when slaves weren’t allowed to marry, Django’s driving force is the long awaited reunion of his frau, Broomhilda Von Shaft, played by Washington. No amount of desensitizi