Not a bad movie but it's completely overrated.

Rating: 5/10 (16 January 2008)

A lot of people claim it's one of the best movies made. I for one may be blind to that. It might not be the movie for me. I'm not saying it's bad since I know a bad movie when I see one; it's just that I found many parts of the movie completely dull and boring. The storyline is complexed and I'll admit, I didn't understand all of it simply because it didn't keep me interested. If a movie's story does not capture my interest, I will take some points off for that because that's what movies are suppose to do.
One thing I did like about the film is that it mixed the storyline up. As an example, the beginning scene in the movie was actually near the end in the real time line. It basically mixed all the story lines up. They didn't go in the right order. Pulp Fiction is structured around three distinct but interrelated story lines in Tarantino's conception. However I had mixed feelings about each of the main three story lines. The main story that involved Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace's Wife was extremely boring in my opinion. I'm not into watching people do drugs and talk because that's what most of that scene was. Only the end of that story was a little interesting. That whole scene overall dragged on for nearly a half hour which really killed some of my interest.
The Gold Watch scene gave me mixed feelings. The beginning where Butch was with his girlfriend at the hotel was again very dull and boring. Once he left the apartment and you see the mess he gets into, it gets a little more interesting. The crazy scene that follows almost made the movie worth watching. Finally, the very end of the movie, which actually started at the beginning(yes it maybe a little confusing)was probably the most interesting scene in the movie. Overall, the plot is very complexed. Many people may like the story's setup and content. I for one am not exactly crazy about watching people do drugs for 20 minutes; then watch people talk in a hotel for another 20. While the storyline has good writing and the ideas behind it are very good, there are too many scenes that drag on for too long. There were only a few interesting scenes that really kept my interest. However, this was a well casted movie that had very good acting.
Overall the movie had good production value and it will be enjoyed by some people. People who like mobster and drug content will probably enjoy it. However, there were just simply too many scenes that dragged on. This movie is definitely not for everyone. However it is very overrated because it does not stand above other movies as one of the best like the way critics in the past made it sound.