Tarantino's World.

Rating: 9/10 (15 June 2015)

Pulp Fiction (1994): Dir: Quentin Tarantino / Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Harvey Keitel: Exhilarating masterpiece taking a comic book approach to its themes as if addressing a surreal reality. Screenplay divides into three stories. The first one introduces John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson as hit men sent to retrieve a briefcase. Then Travolta is instructed to take the boss's wife out where an evening at the Jack Rabbit Slim ends with an overdose and a dripping needle held high for revival. Story two regards a boxer who double crosses his boss and flees with money, but when his wife forgot a valuable watch back at the apartment, he makes a dangerous venture into unexpected turmoil. Story three involves dispatching a corpse within limited time. Brilliantly crafted by Quentin Tarantino who previously made Reservoir Dogs, but here he creates an original masterpiece. Flawless acting by Travolta as a hit-man often caught in bad situations. Jackson as his partner is more reserved and careful. Bruce Willis delivers perhaps his greatest performance as a boxer bent on survival when a flashback involving a watch indicates its importance. Uma Thurman plays the drug addicted boss's wife with a mysterious past. Harvey Keitel plays a cleanup guy called upon when a body ends up in a trunk. Tense portrayal of violent lifestyles and the consequences. Score: 9 / 10