Routine crime story with good acting

Rating: 6/10 (2 May 1999)

Tarantino does a good job with Jackie Brown. There is action, some plot twists with cool music, quality directing and editing. I had only one problem. I recently saw Out of Sight (another film based on an Elmore Leonard novel) which was equally good in all these areas but had a much more interesting and unusual story.
With its routine plot, Jackie Brown never left me in suspense or surprised me but I still enjoyed it. I owe this to its fine performances. Pam Greer is solid in the title role as the victim calling the shots. Samuel Jackson is terrific but may I suggest please lose the strange hair (which seemed left over from Deep Space Nine). But my favorite performance is by Robert Forster. He is tough and street wise but surprisingly he is not macho at all. Other supporting roles by Michael Keaton and Bridget Fonda were just fine. The actors left me very pleased with Jackie Brown but besides that, the movie is just ok.