Great realistic ending may account for lower rating

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 2000)

Yes, this movie steals a line from Carrie Fisher in Shampoo, but somehow the context of "want to f**k?" makes it work better here. I joked about this line when a girl I love very much mentioned the film. This was a missed opportunity to be serious for me, since I could have mentioned that the reason I appreciated the fact that (spoiler warning here IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FILM READ NO FURTHER) the budding romance between Jackie and Robert Forester is never consumated, and that he is left in silence because of his inability to take a vital big leap and abandon his business. The scene would not have been poignant for me if I had never met N. H. McD. She might have been trying to be real when she brought up the film, finally seeing the reality of the love I know for her. But I digress. Live some life, then rate the movie. Too bad you don't get to rate it twice, if you already have. Jackie Brown is an underrated, mature work from Tarantino. I hope he keeps going.