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Pulp Fiction

  • Film
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction
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Time Out says

4 out of 5 stars

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.

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Release Details

  • Rated:18
  • Duration:154 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:Quentin Tarantino
  • Screenwriter:Quentin Tarantino
  • Cast:
    • Uma Thurman
    • Bruce Willis
    • Samuel L Jackson
    • John Travolta
    • Tim Roth
    • Amanda Plummer
    • Steve Buscemi
    • Harvey Keitel
    • Rosanna Arquette
    • Eric Stoltz
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