Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown , based on Elmore Leonard's exceptional novel Rum Punch , was QT's first adaptation, albeit a loose one, of another's work.....We don't think Tarantino's made a truly bad film yet, just a couple that aren't as good as his best efforts.....not distracting, the film's imperfections as a result of this relationship provide some of the more interesting moments in the film.....She manages to slip in some great lines with that always cool delivery that are sure to be quoted again and again by film ge ... Full Review

TV vet Robert Forster uses up all that good will he earned for "Jackie Brown" a decade ago in the hammy role of Ethan's shape-shifting mentor. ... Full Review

The role is not only physical, but also emotional. In addition to its incomplete story, the film also possesses a marvelous style that will likely draw audiences back. ... Full Review

Tarantino's best film to date.....Very good picture.....Quentin Tarantino's follow-up to "Pulp Fiction" is quite possibly the best film her has made.....Of course, Jackie Brown is also a strong, smart woman who will fight to her last breath to survive..... ... Full Review

Jackie Brown is a collection of great characters interacting in a first-rate 'detective fiction' kind of yarn. Robert Forster is extremely sympathetic as a bail bondsman with ethics, who trusts Jackie out of love. Grier is terrific in the film. ... Full Review

It should, more importantly, please anyone appreciative of an assured, accomplished, and very good film. Jackie Brown will probably alienate the fans who latched onto the more immediate pleasures of Tarantino's past workthe giddily staged violence and the funny pop-culture talkand that's just as well. ... Full Review

The picture is an homage to two of the pop phenomena that formed him:....He tells the story of Jackie Brown (Pam Grier), an economically desperate 44-year-old flight attendant who has been running cash for Ordell (Samuel L. Jackson), a small-time Los Angeles arms dealer.....He's strictly a genre man, with paper-thin characters and an amiable low-life spark to his busy, lurching plots..... ... Full Review

He loves his films, he loves 16mm, he loves watching people watch his films (his various prints of movies he's collected).....the harrowing tale....it is a perfect companion for the film.....loves movies....cool films.... ... Full Review

Sunflowers was a beautiful fucking picture....Pretty cool damn movie.....he is very good in the film.....God how I hate that song.....That's part of the fun of watching the movies man, picking out his little nods to great films..... ... Full Review

I believe now that Jackie Brown is Tarantino's greatest and most accomplished film.....It's a thriller with a standard plot....However, when Grier and Forester are on screen, the movie sparkles.....The movie also makes great use of Los Angeles.....These are unquestionably Tarantino's greatest characters.... ... Full Review