Not Tarantino's strongest movie, but has the energy not to forget who he is

Rating: 8/10 (24 February 2008)

"Jackie Brown" was released in the holidays of 1997 where a lot of people were expecting to see another Quentin Tarantino masterpiece, but were left short of luck by the bad press and the long timing compared to the ninety minute "Reservoir Dogs" or the wild kinetic one-hundred fifty four minutes "Pulp Fiction." It was slumped due to the fact that the film came out on Oscar season where the majority of critics and fans were cheering for "Titanic", "As Good as it Gets", "Good Will Hunting", "The Full Monty", and "L.A. Confidential." Not to mention the comparisons of Pulp Fiction and seeing how there was no point besides the fact that Tarantino resurrected a few actors (Pam Grier, Robert Forester) and making references to pop culture along with having dead songs back to life.
Pam Grier plays the title role in which she's an airline flight attendant for one of the most crappiest airport corporations in the world while still making a living. She gets caught up in a scandal after gun dealer Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson) kills a criminal who was connected with Jackie along with possession of drugs and fifty-thousand dollars in an envelope. Ordell bails her out and has plans with Jackie on her not to talk to any cops before she gets popped.
Other characters include Max Cherry (Robert Forester) a bail bonds man who not only sees Ordell nearly everyday of his life, but has a small attraction with Jackie Brown. Louis Gara (Robert De Niro) just got out of jail after doing time for a bank robbery where he finds Ordell's mistress Melenie (Bridget Fonda) to be a pain in the ass. Michael Bowen and Michael Keaton play the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) cops who want to protect Jackie, but Keaton's character shows more coolness.
Though this film isn't Quentin's strongest movie, it somehow manages to be entertainable to most fans. Some scenes make you laugh while other scenes will probably have you either guessing what will happen next to each character.