Pulp Fiction

This Quentin Tarantino movie from 1994 established him as one of the hottest directors around. The movie, something between a gangster, crime noir, camp sendup all with a modern nineties twist, is crazy good.

Told in a series of vignettes that are shown out of order the movie features dialogue that just goes on and on. Soliloquoy;s on religion, drugs, and pop culture are just a few of the sojourns the characters take.

The acting is fierce. First and formeost this movie is known as the movie that revitalized the career of John Travolta. Travolta whose career went on a ten year dip is so strong in this role. It is impossible to take your eyes off the screen when he is on it.

A short synopsis of the movie is hard to give. I will try. As the movie begins two small time robbers are eating breakfast at a diner when they decide to rob it. As they stand up to announce the robbery the opening credits role.

Then we join Jewels, played by Samuel L Jackson and the aforementioned Travolta as Vincent Vega. Jewels and Vega two hit men are on their way to a job and discuss Vega's recent three year trip to Europe. They then enter a house and steal a case, or retake a case, that belongs to their boss. In the process a few people get shot.

Then we meet the Boss Marcellus as he gives a large amount of money to Bruce Willis who plays Buddy Coolidge. Coolidge, a boxer, is being paid to take a dive.

From there we have an incredible scene with Travolta's Vega taking Marcellus's girl on a date. Uma Thurman is captivating, enchanting and lots of other adjectives even when she overdoses.

Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Roseanna Arquette, and in a memorable one scene performance Christopher Walken also appear in this movie.

This is a bueatifully shot movie. It is violent, gory and has more twelve letter curse words than any movie I have seen. With all that it is a very strong movie.