Art Theft by the master thief

Rating: 10/10 (15 April 2004)

A bloody revenge film with great dialog, excellent film technique and perfect pacing. The film never has a chance to bog down and instead accelerates into... fun.
Charmingly evil anti-heros do battle. Nothing really original about that but amazingly entertaining. If Pulp Fiction inspired everyone with the ability to write some cheap dime-store dialog to put out a 'film' riffing on unoriginal ideas, then this movie is the ultimate jazz jam of grindhouse technique. Tarantino movies are more or less pitch perfect remixes of genres. And you know what? That's better than ok. It's a tune you can hum along with. Original in principal? no. Entertaining. YES! The tons of unanswered questions are half the fun.
If you like fast paced action, skewed plotting, stark images, crafty editing and interesting exchanges between characters this film is for you. Deftly melting down a genre and forging an entertaining masterpiece. A great film that WILL stand the test of time. Pretty good for a film that you've only seen half of. 9/10
Oh yeah and don't forget.... "Self-plagiarism is style." - Alfred Hitchcock