Every Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Ranked Worst To Best

Your patience for Django Unchained entirely depends on your patience for Quentin Tarantino, who in this film somehow manages to give DiCaprio a role he doesn't feel entirely comfortable in, despite the compelling menace he's aiming for.

As the vile plantation owner Calvin Candie, DiCaprio manages to blend danger and intense unpredictability with a sinister charm, but eventually falters under the weight of Tarantino's dialogue, which pushes his performance to become a touch too showy for its own good.

Some might see that as the appeal, of course, especially when you hear stories about him cutting his hand open mid-scene only to keep acting. Ultimately, much like Django Unchained itself, DiCaprio is very good, just slightly bogged-down.