Jackie Brown

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Eric W. It’s Quentin Tarantino, folks. He’s a genius. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/13/25 Full Review Jeremiah C. One of Tarantino’s more underrated works, this story is not just an ode to blaxploitation films. It takes the best of those films and ratifies them with superb plot and dialogue writing. Anyone who thinks Tarantino doesn’t love and admire black artistry has never seen the care and reverence with which he constructed this art. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/12/25 Full Review Isa B This film is yet another example of Quentin Tarantino's excellent writing. This film was obviously well casted as everyone was amazing in their respective roles. Pam Grier delivered a knockout as Jackie Brown. Samuel L. Jackson plays one scary dude as Ordell Robbie. Louis is one of my absolute favorite roles in the career of Robert De Niro. He is so unassuming, so understated. He is a calm old hood whose best days are behind him, just trying to make something work. Robert Forster gives a great performance as Max Cherry. I saw an interview with Quentin where he said that Robert De Niro really wanted to play Max, but he had already promised it to Robert Forster. I am so glad they played the roles that they did. Forster was perfect as the dry, no nonsense bailbondsman, and that gave De Niro the opportunity to play a role that was quite different from anything we've seen him play previously. Michael Keaton, Bridget Fonda, Michael Bowen, Chris Tucker, and Tony "Tiny" Lister were all terrific as well. I love that the story is open ended. Does Jackie send Max a postcard? Does Max reunite with Jackie in Spain? Well, that is up to you, the viewer. In my ending, Max does indeed go over to Spain to meet up with his partner and they, at the very least, enjoy a vacation together. I highly recommend this picture as it is one of my favorites. 94/100 Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/06/25 Full Review Will G I actually prefer this to pulp fiction, seen it must be in double figures now. Plus it's got pam grier. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/25 Full Review Brett A Boring, boring, boring. Movie never seemed to get going. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/26/25 Full Review Blu B A Classic Crime/Heist flick. You can tell this is made by Tarintino with great direction but compared to his other works it just feels very subdued and isn't as over the top, crazy, and lacks the what I can only describe as purposely meandering dialouge. The characters are 100% fitting his billing but everything else...I don't know I had to remind myself every now and than it was him. It's just very striking how low key this feels compared to everything else. It's really well done across the board. The dialouge is really good, complex layered characters, REALLY good buildup in the middle setting up the sting/heist, and Pam Grier is really good here. Probably her finest hour on screen and deservingly so. If there is some knit picks, it's a jumpy cutting around especially between DeNiro/Fonda's subplot which works fine but I feel maybe they get a little too much focus but it's important the plot so I'm not sure how you'd fix it. Also the setting, lighting, on location settings can be kind of forgettable a little bit. I don't know it's just plain looking mid 90's stuff that would maybe benefit a bit more from stronger direction/framing but it's still good overall. The characters and sharp plot carries it and again great buildup but it does take quite a while to get to a payoff. And compared to other Tarintino films the climax is more lowkey but still very good. Anyone who is a fan of the director, any actors in this, crime flicks, or heist movies should check this out. This maybe Tarintino's worst movie I've seen but man....that's saying A LOT because this is still really good. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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