Quentin's 2nd best film

Rating: 10/10 (19 October 2004)

Most films that contain the sort of over the top violence that this film has are normally rubbish and unintentionally funny. However this film breaks the rules and includes gore and unbelievable acrobatics (possibly influenced by CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) along with great performances and a decent story. Quentin Tarantino uses his normal style of unorthodox order of events, but shows improvement in camera style, possibly due to the big budget. All the cast give 110% especially Micheal Madson (my all time favorite actor) who, even in a small role, delivers the goods. While not as gritty as Resivour Dogs and not as original as Pulp Fiction this is Quentin at his best. And the minor details only means it gets 10/10 instead of 11!