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Rating: 1/10 (13 April 2007)

One would expect more original concepts to spring from Tarantino's gargantuan forehead, but again he relies on his blend of piece-mealing obscure film from his video-store geek days together, overcompensating for lack of plot with violence and that droning conversational "realism" which was supposedly innovative once. It's formula. Tarantino likes to think he's doing indie films, but he's as mainstream as they come. He has not grown as a filmmaker just because his budget has.
Rodriguez's contribution is much stronger, and entertains on more levels; also disturbing but still imaginative and passionate.
Watch Grindhouse just for the fun of it.