One of Tarantino's Best.

Rating: 8/10 (23 June 2008)

When I first watched Jackie Brown, I thought it lacked something that Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction had: the entertainment factor. I liked the movie but I didn't enjoy it much. I re-watched it and re-watched it again and realized that it wasn't supposed to be like Reservoir Dogs nor Pulp Fiction.
Jackie Brown is Quentin Tarantino's most "real" film. Real in the way that it handles very true-to-life characters in a complex and well-written crime plot. Unlike Reservoir Dogs, which focused more on the violence; and Pulp Fiction, which had more cartoonish elements to it.
As far as story goes, this is Tarantino's best. A very interesting, appropriately paced crime story that makes you think and pay real attention to understand all the details of what's going on.
Acting-wise, superb. Every cast member does a brilliant job portraying these fantastic characters. Pam Grier and Sam Jackon have great chemistry, Robert Forster is amazing playing a low-key regular man, De Niro is very good and funny, and Bridget Fonda and Michael Keaton are great as well.
The direction is good. I wouldn't call it Tarantino's best directing job (that'd be Pulp Fiction) but it's a very good work that shows quality.
Overall, Jackie Brown is a very good film, and I mean the word very. Perhaps Tarantino's most underrated, but a great film with a great story and great characters.