Dead for a Dollar

 There are certain actors who are so consistent in doing great movies and TV shows that I'll take a chance on something I've never heard of just based on the fact that they're in it. Some examples of these actors include Robin Wright (who played Jennay in Forrest Gump, Buttercup in The Princess Bride, and one of the two main characters in House of Cards), Morgan Freeman, and Tom Cruise. I will pretty much see anything that this caliber actor is in, not just because they're great actors, but because I trust their taste in what movies they'll do.

That list USED to include Christoph Waltz. But Dead for a Dollar has all but changed my mind on the subject. First off, it's WAYY too similar to a much better movie. Christoph plays a bounty hunter with a German accent who is hunting down a bad guy who might not be all that bad, and his companion is an African American who tags along to learn things from the older and wiser Waltz. I saw this movie when it was called Django Unchained and had MUCH better dialog.

Now, to be fair, I haven't finished the movie yet. But the writing has been so bad so far that there's no way they'll redeem it in the second half. If they DON'T, which I predict they won't, then just accept this review as my warning not to waste your money on it. If it DOES (somehow, miraculously) come back and redeem itself in the last half, I'll do a part two tomorrow.

It does have strong language, some violence, and sexual situations, though I didn't see any nudity (yet).