Too much style over substance in 'Django Unchained'

Following the colossal impact of ‘Pulp Fiction’, Quentin Tarantino's reputation kept him a cult favourite straight through smaller pictures like ‘Jackie Brown’, the ‘Kill Bill’ series, and even the less impressive ‘Death Proof’.

But 2009's ‘Inglourious Basterds’ proved that Tarantino was capable of extending his reach to new viewers, utilising his unique stylistic sensibilities to harness rich, booming, emotional stories.