HMM.......

Rating: 8/10 (2 April 2019)

One of the toughest movies I've had to rate & review.
Firstly it does not represent the title "PULP FICTION" because real PULP does not involve Tarantino's tangents of food and his social frustrations. Real pulp is gritty, hard boiled, and most importantly believable, written by writers who don't try and survive on their own humor. The movie will never be bad and has a VERY attractive theme, compelling/interesting scenes and some organic, grade-A acting BUT you can feel when a filmmaker is flattering themselves for being unconventional. Tarantino loves to play the shock factor- Something that was fresh for the time (1994). It's a variety show that feeds the feeling of "Bad but Cool" and has become more transparent as time has gone forward. I can agree that it has STRONG replay value and all the means to be a classic but to be critically acclaimed and considered a landmark for film? Maybe not. Some parts feel immature as others bloom boldly. For most of the movie I wouldn't praise it for it's content only delivery, although- the exception being the last scenes textual brilliance- That much I'll admit. One of the great endings purely moved by text. That much I'll admit**