The stars are Quentin Tarantino's vehicle

Rating: 6/10 (26 June 2006)

Like other Quentin Tarantino films, Jackie Brown has more than its fair share of deadly violence. Although you may think that Pam Grier and Sam Jackson are the film's stars, this movie is all about Tarantino's angle of vision into worlds most of us know nothing about (and wouldn't care for if we did). It is clever, elevates criminals, laughs at the police and kills characters off at regular intervals. Unlike some of his later movies, Jackie Brown lags at times -- and some of its scenes (Pam Grier strolling and then running to make it to the flight gate on time) are overly lengthy. I suppose you'd have to say that Grier is the star of this film because the plot really does revolve around her but Sam Jackson outshines her (in my opinion).