Quick, sharp, and well thought-out.

Rating: 10/10 (8 May 2003)

Of all the Tarantino fans I've encountered, none have praised Jackie Brown as highly as I do. "It's alright" is the common answer.

In my opinion, it's one of the most underrated movies of all time. Just because it wasn't ultra-violent and didn't have the snappy dialogue of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction doesn't make it bad.
The characters are smart, like-able, and the type of people you normally wouldn't hang out with. Robert DeNiro put on one of the best performances of his career as the quiet but visually bored Louis Gara who is like the friend that would always rather be somewhere else. Cool and collected, you wonder how long it takes for him to snap.
Sam Jackson is Ordell Robbie, the gun runner who thinks he's cooler than he actually is. Sure, he has the money, the guns, the girls, but it's all just to stroke his own ego as he's not much more than a bumbling cool guy-wannabe.
Then there's Max Cherry, the bail-bondsman who has seen and done it all, and now just wants to sit back and enjoy life, but can never let himself do so.
Jackie Brown is a little bit of everyone. She's been there, done that, and she puts up with stuff she doesn't want to just to get by. One of Pam Grier's best performances.
Character study aside, it's a very well thought out crime caper that comes together very well.
Great direction, good pacing, fantastic characters, and a slick plot, Jackie Brown is not to be overlooked.