Not good: here's why...

Rating: 1/10 (28 May 2007)

First I'll say that I completely love Tarantino and Rodriguez -- almost all of their work. Pulp Fiction and Sin City are two of my favorite movies of all time. However, in Grindhouse they have tried to exploit what they feel has been selling their other films: comically excessive violence. There is nothing new or interesting about this movie; it was simply advertised well. The fan base that Tarantino has created since Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction is gigantic, and rightfully so. And every fan will claim that Grindhouse is great, but only because they want to support the director who filmed these masterpieces. None of the characters are interesting or even likable, and there are long, long boring segments in which not a single thing happens. There is one coffee house scene with nothing but 15 minutes of meaningless girl talk. I only hope that this film doesn't mark the beginning of Tarantino's downfall. The fact that this film is taking up one spot on the IMDb 250 reveals the flaws and the incredibility of the IMDb rating system. Don't waste your time with this film.