The movie that got me into movies.

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2015)

For all the stupid misogynistic blaxploitation films Pam Grier starred in, Jackie Brown is an intelligent film (homage to the genre) that gives her a role worthy of her talent. Being old and tired of working as a flight attendant, she sees an opportunity to swindle a weapon's dealer out of $500,000.
It shows a lot of restraint for a Tarantino film: it's easily his least violent work and there's more effort to tell an actual mature story than ever. There's only a little bit of out-of-ordering sequence, but it comes together in a memorably well done heist scene. It runs a little bit on the long side, but it feels like a full experience. While having genuinely good storytelling, instead of being purely dramatic, it takes the unique route of being satire. The serious and comedic elements add to each other rather than take away. One of Tarantino's underrated ones for sure.