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see a couple of scenes but made the mistake of starting it from the beginning. Yup, I was sucked in by the amazing performances and the very clever story. It's brilliant film-making. No less a film critic than Peter Bogdanovich praises it wildly and Elmore Leonard, the author of Rum Punch upon which it is based, said it's by far the best movie based on his works.
Samuel L. Jackson delivers his second Best Oscar-caliber performance of a ruthless killer. He's so talented he makes this psychopath completely different from the one he portrayed in "Pulp Fiction." One almost likes them because of Jackson's charisma and skill.
Pam Grier and the bail bondsman guy have real chemistry and their attraction is fiery. That's another facet of Tarantino's genius: within a violent story, he manages to craft a true, old-fashioned love story.
DeNiro does some of his best work in a decade and Bridget Fonda is brilliant, as well.
I can't omit praise for Michael Keaton, either. In a difficult role, he plays a cagey cop who smells he's being had but just can't seem to generate the enthusiasm to collar Grier's character for reasons which are hinted at but not spoken.
Tarantino has the knack of leaving the obvious unsaid and some actions undone, on camera. Would that others in the directing world would follow that seemingly simple dictate.
Follow Ups:
Played the same Fed in the J Lo/Clooney vehicle.
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A pretty good flick.
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for reminding me how much I loved this movie. Please excuse me, because I now have to go out and buy it.
Highly underrated, IMHO.The only obvious problem is that who the heck wouldn't run off with Pam Grier? ;)
one where she tells it straight about what her life has been to that point and what her chances would be should she lose that crummy job, is the electrifying one where she turns the tables on Jackson's character. You want the definition of a strong woman? Watch THAT again.
left that open. Kind of like you'd expect two mature adults to play it... slowly.
I was initially conflicted about it, perhaps because we brought our teenage son, teenage daughter, and a few of their cousins with us. That was probably a mistake.Performances were genuinely compelling. Jackson was scarier than most monsters I've seen lately, just ask Beaumont. Keaton, well, he simply doesn't get enough parts. Bridget was f'ing hot and perfect as Jackson's surfer girl.
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exquisitely contained which made them seem all the more powerful.
Max Cherry seems so real I expect to run into him in a mall at any time (hopefully never at a bond shop!).
Bridget's character is just as classic as Sean Penn's turn as Jeff Spicolli. A classic.
What made Jackson's character so ominous were the parts of his humanity which managed to shine through occasionally like his almost imperceptible, but visible, grief when his "little surfer girl" was shot.
One of Tarantino's greatest skills is coaxing the best of performances out of his characters.
I'm on tenterhooks for his next film. The Kill Bills were classics, as well, with all the attributes of his other three fine films.
I love Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown but the first Kill Bill was just so-so while the second was completely idiotic, Tarantino going the Robert Rodriguez way.N
these really are one film.
The "first" one sets the scene for the "second."
Lots of action, but you are introduced to the indomitable Uma and the horror that sets the chain of events into motion.
I see the movie as a portrait of her, as a love story gone very wrong, and find it a fascinating character-driven story. The various women she tracks down are all fully developed characters, and so are some of the secondary characters, such as the knee-stocking girlish killer.
The violence kind of blinded me the first viewing but I found upon the second and third I was a bit inured and the story line came out much stronger.
Hey, I'm a stoned Quentin fan, what can I say? From the Pussy Wagon to the white-haired martial arts guru, this film had me.
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