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Bookmark this pagePulp Fiction (1994)
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A sprawling, discursive fresco: three stories bookended by a prologue and epilogue. In the first story, a mobster (Travolta) is charged with looking after the irresponsible wife (Thurman) of his vengeful boss. In the second, a washed-up boxer (Willis) tries to trick the Mob by failing to throw a fight. And in the third, two hitmen (Travolta and Jackson) carry out a job, only to call on the services of a 'cleaner' (Keitel) when it gets messier than planned. It's the way Tarantino embellishes and, finally, interlinks these old chestnuts that makes the film alternately exhilarating and frustrating. There's plenty of sharp, sassy, profane dialogue, and there are plenty of acute, funny references to pop culture, though the talk sometimes delays the action, and the references sometimes seem self-consciously arch. And there are, too, the sudden lurches between humour and violence - shocking, but without moral depth. What writer/director Tarantino lacks, as yet, is the maturity to invest his work with anything that might provoke a heartfelt emotional response to his characters. Very entertaining, none the less.Author: GA
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- Magmabulle said...
- Posted on Jun 07 2008 23:52 Yet another masterpiece by Quentin Tarantino. Great acting and brilliant dialogue. The story is somewhat inconsistent, but this is definitely excused since the movie is so entertaining.
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Cast & crew
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Producer: Lawrence Bender
Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Rosanna Arquette, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz, Steve Buscemi full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Rated: 18
Duration: 154 mins
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