This film was all in all something of either pot luck, or sheer genius, but I don't think I'll ever know which one, but all I know is that enjoyed it somehow!

Rating: 9/10 (14 October 2012)

At first after watching this film I thought it was absurdly pointless, and wasn't really too sure why I'd spent the last two and a half hours watching just some peoples lives, but then I realised that, that is the point, the fact that these groups of peoples lives were all interwoven in such a seemingly mundane yet chance like way that it made actually for an interesting film.
I'd attempted to watch this film before about, two years ago, but got bored about half way through, although now having finished it, I actually really enjoyed it, but have no idea why... It had all of the classic Tarantino methods woven into it to make it interesting, the stories all inter-locked at different points so that it did not seen too synthetic, just the right amount that it was .... good.
Highlights included the role of Samuel L. Jackson, with his amazing speech and ability to stay calm, in hectic situation made his role fundamental for me in the storyline. I also enjoyed Bruce Willis's storyline and how he managed to get out of trouble in the most imaginative way possible, how all of these things happened by chance yet were so random that they could only be by chance is why this film for me was so good.
The general feel of the film, of really setting the scene as well as showing the culture of this particular kind of mob, was really interesting to see and helped to make the film such an outstanding thing to behold. Especially its stop start kind of nature, and its kind of chapters or acts which split it up between story lines.
This film was all in all something of either pot luck, or sheer genius, but I don't think I'll ever know which one, but all I know is that enjoyed it somehow!