Monday, April 16, 2007

Review - Pulp Fiction

"Pulp Fiction" is a drama/action movie, with several storylines carrying on simultaneously and occasionally overlapping. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. It won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
Ringo and Yolanda are in the middle of holding up a diner. Jules and Vincent have to retrieve a briefcase for crime boss Marsellus Wallace...as well as deal with a small problem with their car. Butch takes money to fix a boxing match...only to double-cross the fixer. Vincent has to take Marsellus' wife Mia on a date...and hunt down Butch, who double-crossed Marsellus. And Marsellus and Butch have a small problem...not only with each other, but with a couple of psychos and "The Gimp".
This is arguably Quentin Tarantino's best movie. Although it is slightly confusing at times...certain scenes take place out of order...and if you don't pay attention, it can make you question what is going on. But the cast for this movie is spot-on...and there are some of the most quotable moments in movie history taking place. The best scenes take place between Jules and Vincent...two professional hitmen who carry on conversations over just about everything...from foot massages to charming pigs to what you call a Big Mac in France.
Great dialogue, great casting..."Pulp Fiction" is a modern classic.
Starring - John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Ving Rhames, Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, and Harvey Keitel. Directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Time - 2 hours, 34 minutes. Rated - R (Violence, language, drug use, adult situations)

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