TARANTINO IS BACK!!

Rating: Null/10 (12 October 2003)

I'm going to try not to gush, but the giddy insane intensity of the film might leak into this review. I haven't had so much fun at a movie like this since, well, "Pulp Fiction". Though it is slightly draggy in one section, this is truly a work of art and it should be viewed as such. Tarantino is a master with complex storylines ("Pulp") as well as complex ones ("Reservoir"). This is a simple revenge thriller/comedy filtered through the warped mind of Tarantino until it becomes nothing but a giggle-inducing rocket trip to the moon and back. Tarantino takes such exquisite care with every frame, every second until what we are ultimately left with feels very polished and very deliberate which doesn't take away from the intensity for a second. The weird thing is, I absolutely ABHORR action films and elongated fight sequences. There is such stomach-churning jaw-dropping originality and humor represented here I felt dizzy when the film came to an end with an excruciating cliffhanger. And by the way, Mr. Tarantino, thank you for that. I would not have been able to sit still for another hour and 40 minutes. This film made me want to jump out of my seat and cheer more than once. For crying out loud, people. The man got me to enjoy a bloody action movie. That is talent. February 20th cannot come soon enough.