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 Barnes & Noble Quentin Tarantinos unique brand of hip black comedy and deadpan violence works like a charm in Jackie Brown, the follow-up to his seminal Pulp Fiction. Based on the novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard (Get Shorty), this slick, easygoing caper film stars Pam Grier as an airline stewardess who becomes involved with a bail bondsman (Robert Forster) after she’s busted smuggling money for gunrunner Samuel L. Jackson. Tarantino gets everything right here: Grier (of Foxy Brown fame) is perfectly cast as the smart, strong, sexy -- and refreshingly middle-aged -- heroine, and Tarantino punches up her pedigree with a funk-heavy soundtrack designed to evoke classic ‘70s blaxpoitation films. Meanwhile, the combination of Tarantino and Leonard (the godfather of cool crime fiction) is a match made in heaven: The dialogue snaps, crackles, and pops. But the films surprise is TV and B-movie veteran Forster, whose Oscar-nominated performance evokes the straight-shooting, rock-solid decency of a bygone era and helps make his nascent screen romance with Grier one of the most appealing youll ever see. Robert De Niro, Bridget Fonda, and Michael Keaton round out the films killer cast. Tarantinos style has been endlessly -- and often badly -- imitated, but Jackie Brown proves there’s nothing like the real thing. The two-DVD set includes a making-of documentary, an interview with Tarantino, deleted and alternate scenes, and the complete "Chicks with Guns" video. Gregory Baird Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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