Excellent, not disappointing at all

Rating: 8/10 (12 February 2005)

Director Quentin Tarantino started his film career with the great Reservoir Dogs, then the following film he made was the excellent Pulp Fiction, then he made Jackie Brown. Some people were disappointed with this because they were expecting this to be the best movie ever made. This isn't the best movie ever made, but it still is excellent.
The qualities that make a Tarantino movie are an interesting story line, style, complex characters, witty dialog, and action. This doesn't have as much action as his other movies, but it still keeps you interested the whole way through.
This isn't as raw or violent as Reservoir Dogs, as flashy or showy as Pulp Fiction, or as unique as Kill Bill, but it still has a unique style.
The story follows a stewardess who is smuggling money for an arms dealer. Quickly, she is wanted by the FBI and the arms dealer at the same time. There are several other things that take place, eventually making the whole plan start to back fire. This is shown mainly in chronological order, but there is one scene that jumps back a little ways from the current event.
This is a great movie, for those of you who watch Tarantino movies just to watch people get shot or tortured, you might not enjoy this as much. The running time is really long at 2 1/2 hours, but it does have plenty of entertainment values that keep this movie from ever becoming boring. The music is great, it's a good collection of music from the '70's. The dialog is clever and often humorous, allowing the audience to sort of hang out with the characters and get to know them.
This is worth watching, I would recommend this at all costs. This is for anyone who likes Tarantino, or anyone who wants to see a great, stylish movie.