Original Storytelling + Tarantino's Best

Rating: 10/10 (18 October 2016)

Almost every serious cinephile has seen this masterpiece of neo-noir by now. I love how this film nods to classic noir, but takes it beyond the pale into the present, or the present as it was in the 90s. Everyone thinks about the main thread of Jules and Vincent, but the true noir factor is the whole Bruce Willis thread as the palooka who turns the tables on the fight fixers and gets away with it, though not without suffering his just dues by the hand of Zed and the Gimp.
Every character brings something important to the show, no matter how short and seemingly insignificant their role. Some of the best lines are spoken by waiters and waitresses. And bringing the Gimp out of the box in the finale is just like the cherry on top. Who saw that coming?
The negatives? Well, as with all Tarantino films, the script is a bit talky. I'd like to see one of his films with minimal dialogue in the future. His latest efforts are waaaay too wordy. I get what he's doing, but god, just get on with the story already.
Anyway... Pulp Fiction has just groundbreaking editing, acting and classic storytelling all around. You can tell how influential it was by how many imitators were slapped together in the decade after if was released. It is the template that all of his subsequent films should been crafted from.