Palatial Pulp

Rating: Null/10 (19 December 1999)

Pulp Fiction is one of those wonderfully compelling, beautifully written, absurdly unpredictable films that come along every now and again.
The subject matter, -a pot-pourri of various low-life scumbags' and their daily doings, is so lovingly crafted. Each story and set piece so silkily woven around an underbelly that is usually used to coarser a cloth.
No member of the cast is found wanting. No part of the storyline a disappointment. If violent movies have to be made, then this is the way to make them. The cartoonish manner of both characterization and action makes it far more digestible than films such as Goodfellas.
A special mention for Samuel L Jackson. He is the axle on which the whole thing turns. I think he was highly underestimated and was generally crowded out in the plaudits by supporters of cinema's prodigal son,- John Travolta.
Score 9/10