The greatness of Django Unchained, however, comes not from its nods to Corbucci and Leone, its prodigious reliance upon Ennio Morricone compositions,
its deliciously evil villains, blood - spattered vengeance or comic inserts (though an early scene in which the newly freed Django picks an outfit to pose as Dr. King Schultz's valet is endearingly funny).
Not exact matches
The best
villain in the series and, honestly, one of the better ones in recent memory, Hoffman's performance here is fantastic and
deliciously evil.
Consider the cast that makes up the NWA: apart from Broadbent and Dalton (the latter is
deliciously evil as the smoothly villainous Skinner), this ensemble also features Edward Woodward (the original star of TV's «The Equalizer), Paul Freeman (Belloq in «Raiders of the Lost Ark»), Billie Whitelaw (Damien's nanny in «The Omen») and Stuart Wilson (the
villain in «Lethal Weapon 3»).
Ray Milland is her perfect counterpoint, portraying a
deliciously sinister
villain who exudes that particularly menacing brand of
evil: the kind that comes with a polite smile, an unfailingly cool demeanor and the offering of a snifter of brandy — all just before delivering a knife to the back.