Style Over Substance...but so what

Rating: 8/10 (11 October 2003)

Anyone who goes to a Q.T. movie and doesn't realize going in that it is going to H-E-A-V-I-L-Y stylized hasn't been paying attention. If you don't like stylized, arty movies, then go watch a simple, predictable movie like Gladiator with its shopworn storyline and pretend you saw a masterpiece.
All of Q.T.'s works remind me of my 13 year-old daughter's work...i.e. twice as much time is spent artsying it up as was spent in doing the regular work. But that is okay as long as the necessary parts and work are there, and is right and solid.
This movie comes together and is the story is quite trackable, unlike parts of Pulp Fiction. You can question the lawn sprinkler effects when heads, arms or legs go flying off. But everything falls into place and the set up for Vol. is quite clear.