Jackie Brown

Reviewed by: Raskolnikov

August 3, 1998

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Jackie Brown was immensely disappointing. I really think the main flaws were Pam Grier (I cannot see why people were praising her wooden, one note, performance - I couldn't bring myself to root for her amidst all of these more interesting characters - the only reason I wasn't pulling for Samuel Jackson was Pam Grier's ally in Robert Forster), and its excessive length. I understand why Tarantino wanted to show the money drop from 3 different perspectives, but did he have to show every second of those perspectives? I think I looked at my watch three times while watching Pam Greir walk from the store out to her car in the parking lot.
 

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