"One hit wonder", etc. Quentin who?

Rating: 4/10 (3 March 1999)

I was trying to get into a graduate film production program around the time PF was making the rounds and if you weren't a QT wannabe, you didn't get into the program. I didn't get into the program - does that tell you something?
I know lots of people loved the film, but I'm afraid it just didn't do it for me. It was WAY too heavy on superfluous dialog. I kept on wanting to yell at the characters to DO something! This is a MOVIE (you know, MOVE-ee) that doesn't move nearly enough. Okay, there are great movies like "Key Largo" that are more dialog-heavy than PF, but that's like comparing The Last Supper to a velvet painting.
Ultimately, it seems QT was a limited run item. His equally boring "Reservoir Dogs" and the laughable "Jackie Brown" are just about it. Okay, it's not a BAD movie, just not anywhere near the level of "Taxi Driver" or so many other truly great films that too many PF fans seem to be unaware of. It's competently done; has no glaring technical errors. It has the "novel" play around with the time elements thing.
Overall, it's typical Hollywood: tell everyone over and over again it's great and they'll have to believe it (well, at least for a while). It made a profit, what else do you want?