Inspired Genius or Pathetic Parody

Rating: Null/10 (2 June 2004)

There have been many people who have tried to copy Tarantino and failed, for one very simple reason, he is not a good story teller or film maker.
In this movie it is seen more clearly than in any other movie. Taking ideas from martial movies he parodies them without any understanding.
The characters lack depth and so do the fight scenes. They are embarrassing insults to the original masterpeices that he likes so much. It is painfully obvious that he likes and admires these film making styles but does not understand them.
Yet Tarantino is one of my favourite film makers, because he likes acts and he likes actors to act. He brings something out in that other directors can not do.
The dialog and film making is bad enough to not distract from actors taking overly simple characters. He is prepared to stand back and let them act. Here is where is genius lies. This is why no one has been able to copy him.