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Jackie Brown

Michael Keaton, Pam Grier, Robert De Niro, Robert Forster, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Sid Haig, Michael Bowen

A female flight attendant becomes a key figure in a plot between the police and an arms dealer.

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  • stopitgoaway
    October 16, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    Quentin Tarantino is clearly finding it difficult to follow the phenomenal success of "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction", which made him the hottest writer-director of his generation. In the six years since then this is the only time that he has returned to the directors chair. ...( read more)"Jackie Brown" - his "difficult third film" - seems to be his response to criticism of his first two films that he could only make movies about other movies, but not real life. He cleverly anticipates the backlash by adapting a tightly plotted, character driven Elmore Leonard novel, still set in his familiar world of LA low-lives, but keeping to a minimum his trademark comic-book violence and pop-culture references, while emphasising the novels more mature themes - such as ageing and the feeling of time running out for the middle-aged characters. The result is a slick, interesting, if slightly draggy thriller, which ultimately lacks the freshness and audaciousness of those earlier films.

    Tarantino still has his maverick streak though, as displayed in his trusting of Pam Grier to carry the entire movie. The casting of a middle-aged black actress with no box-office clout in the lead role can't have been easy in an industry notorious for it's scant regard for actresses after they reach 30. You can bet that the studios would have at least insisted on the safety of a Sharon Stone or a Demi Moore. But Tarantino, as he did when casting Travolta, stuck to his gut-instinct, and once again it proved an inspired choice. Grier, bringing with her the memories of her 70's blaxploitation movies, gives a convincingly tough, wise and sympathetic performance.

    Actors love to work with Tarantino because the roles he gives them will be invariably jucier than usual. That is once again the case here, although the casting isn't quite as inspired as it was in "Dogs" or "Pulp" (or "True Romance"). Samuel L. Jackson is reliably good - if hardly stretched - as an unscrupulous hustler who is not as smart as he thinks he is, and Bridget Fonda has fun as his conniving beach babe girlfriend. Robert Forster jumps at the chance to play a role with depth after years in made-for-tv hell. Robert De Niro though, despite providing some amusing moments, is disappointingly wasted as Jackson's dim-witted partner.

    At times this feels like just another thriller, but every now and then Tarantino reminds you what all the fuss was about. Jackson's brutal (off-screen) dispatching of Chris Tucker in the boot of a car, as the camera slowly cranes up into the sky, is masterfully conceived and a scene, which is subtly built up to, involving a teasing Fonda and a p*****-off De Niro is as unexpected and as shocking as anything Tarantino has done before. By refusing to make a Pulp Fiction 2, Tarantino may have missed out on some easy money, but this film has enough to suggest that he will be more than just a flash in the pan.
  • SirPant
    September 3, 2009
    SirPant
    It's on secret that Tarantino is a huge Exploitation/Sexploitation/Blaxploitation fan but this is quite a poor effort in trying to capture the style of that genre. The cast are also a little on the slack side, Jackson, Grier and Forster are good, but they've all been better. It i...( read more)s, however a good adaptation of the book Rum Punch. I can't help but feel Tarantino isn't at fault here, I believe it was the producers fault, luckily he hasn't had the same sort of problem since (He's just had lots of different ones)
  • phubbs1
    August 31, 2009
    phubbs1
    I actually liked this film more than Pulp Fiction despite it being a slight flop apon release, it works better than Pulp as its alittle more up to date in style and look plus the story is much more enjoyable and fun haha Pulp was kinda seedy and gritty where as this is more 'cine...( read more)matic' and 'Hollywood sexy' hard to describe really.
    Again there is a classic cast which includes former stars and current stars which adds style and sophistication to the proceeds ;) Jacksons character is kinda lame in both looks and dialog but the rest are very slick and very sexy....Fonda being on fire hehe
    A much more enjoyable film than Pulp :)
  • allan913
    August 28, 2009
    allan913
    It's slick, cool and utterly hilarious. A total great time. Director, Quentin Tarantino has done it again. Pam Grier is marvelouse. Samuel L. Jackson is teriffic. Robert Forester is fantastic. Robert De Niro is wonderful. Michael Keaton is brilliant. A wonderful cast of character...( read more)s. An Excellent all-star cast. This caper flick is nothing short of sensational. Plenty of fun that dosent stop. Packs lots of comedy and sly twist and turns. A sharp and very well-crafted film that keeps getting better every time i watch it. A pitch-perfect masterpiece.
  • DrZeek
    August 19, 2009
    DrZeek
    Ordell Robbie: I didn't know you liked The Delfonics.

    Quentin Tarantino's follow up to Pulp Fiction is about a flight stewardess trying to con her way out of jail, by playing a dangerous gun runner and the cops who are after him against each other, by planning a clever switch in...( read more)volving the gun runner's money. There is also the subtle, developing relationship between her and a bail bondsmen.

    While Pulp Fiction will remain stated as one of my favorite films, and my favorite Tarantino movie. Jackie Brown is my unofficial favorite Tarantino movie and in bizzaro world, it stands as my all time favorite movie.

    Ordell Robbie: Is she dead, yes or no?
    Louis: Pretty much.

    I've watched this just as much as the others, maybe even more than Fiction. It has all the ingredients of a Tarantino flick: a wonderfully mixed soundtrack, a cast of actors that aren't necessarily the standard but instead, people that fit the character, and the rapid fire dialog that is fun, funny, natural and witty. The difference may be that Tarantino has adapted this story from an Elmore Leonard novel, which is very much about servicing the characters, before getting to the plot. There is a good hour devoted to establishing these characters and it is all worth it to hang out with these people, before getting to the main story aspects.

    All the actors bring the right spirit. De Niro plays things very low key and it's perfect. Michael Keaton, who will later reprise his same role in Out of Sight, has the perfect sense of an officer taking on a big case, hiding his excitement but trying to pull through it. Bridget Fonda is the stoner beach babe with mysterious motives of her own. Even Chris Tucker has a small role that gives him the perfect amount of time to establish a character that fits the bill.

    The three main leads are absolutely perfect. Sam Jackson doesn't just play Sam Jackson, sure he has some of his same deliveries, but he has a type of street smarts and an evil sense lurking beneath him, which goes along with his dangerous ways of dealing with things.

    Louis: Who's that?
    Ordell Robbie: That's Beaumont.
    Louis: Who's Beaumont?
    Ordell Robbie: An employee I had to let go.
    Louis: What'd he do?
    Ordell Robbie: He put himself in a position where he was going to have to do ten years in prison, that's what he did. And if you know Beaumont, you know ain't no god damn way he can do ten years. And if you know that, then you know Beaumont's gonna do anything Beaumont can to keep from doing them ten years, including telling the federal government any and every motherfucking thing about my black ass. Now that my friend is a clear cut case of him or me. And you best believe it ain't gonna be me.

    Robert Forster is the one of the coolest older actors around, riffing perfectly with the rest of the characters. His character, Max Cherry, is experienced, confident, but lonely, and he is ready to make a change in his life with the proper chance to do so.

    Ordell Robbie: Well, if we ain't got no - what's that shit called? - confidentiality, why should I tell you a thing?
    Max Cherry: Because you want me to know what a slick guy you are. You got stewardesses bringing you fifty grand.
    Ordell Robbie: Now why would a stewardess be bringing me fifty grand?
    Max Cherry: Now you want me to speculate on what you do. My guess is you're in the drug business, except the money's moving the wrong way. Whatever you're into, you seem to be getting away with it, so more power to you.

    Pam Grier, as the title character, fits everything that she has to do, play every situation like she is in control, but is still a real character with a realistic attitude towards her situation. Jackie Brown has had trouble in the past and has no delusions about her barely hanging on position in life, but, with an ace up her sleeve, the opportunity for her to get somewhere may help her finally move on to better things.

    Jackie Brown: Well, I've flown seven million miles. And I've been waiting on people almost 20 years. The best job I could get after my bust was Cabo Air, which is the worst job you can get in this industry. I make about sixteen thousand, with retirement benefits that ain't worth a damn. And now with this arrest hanging over my head, I'm scared. If I lose my job I gotta start all over again, but I got nothing to start over with. I'll be stuck with whatever I can get. And that shit is scarier than Ordell.

    The film is not directed as a fast paced action-comedy. It's a slowly paced character film where the majority of the action comes from it's dialog, and it's still violent, funny and wonderful. It has, yet again, another awesome soundtrack, consisting mainly of old R&B tracks, is heavily quotable, and, to me, is perfect.

    Ordell Robbie: AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.
  • dukeakasmudge
    October 29, 2009
    dukeakasmudge
    I Hate every Quentin Tarantino movie except for this 1
  • HateYouIgnorant
    October 29, 2009
    HateYouIgnorant
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • julleponge
    October 28, 2009
    julleponge
    J'ai moins accroché que les autres Tarantino....
  • ahhh1989
    October 27, 2009
    ahhh1989
    Pam Grier's best performance in a terrific and hilarious film that will become a classic.
  • kunam88
    October 27, 2009
    kunam88
    The worst tarantino film to date,.and as i said worst,i mean worst of the BEST!! Damn,you really are my new kubrick,it appears to me you can't done something wrong!!

    even a slow and overlong build-up could he turn into a classic third act...
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