Best film of the 90's

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2006)

Following several interlocked tales of criminals, "Pulp Fiction" is about as well-written, well-acted, and well-directed as any film out there. The first storyline centers around Jules and Vincent (Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta), who are sent to retrieve a briefcase for their boss, Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames). The second story line focuses on Vincent taking Wallace's wife Mia (Uma Thurman) to dinner, and the final storyline is about Wallace bribing a boxer named Butch (Bruce Willis) to take the fall is a boxing match. Of course the story is extremely complicated and is not in chronological order, but going through everything that happens would take a while. Tarantino won a Best Screenplay Oscar, but the movie should have won many more awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson), and Best Supporting Actress (Uma Thurman). In most years, I would say that John Travolta should have won the Best Actor Oscar, but I give the nod to Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump". The acting nonetheless is still as good as you will find anywhere. Travolta, Jackson, Thurman, Willis, Rhames, Christopher Walken, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Harvy Keitel and Eric Stoltz are all terrific. The only sub par performance is that of Tarantino himself. The style of direction that Tarantino uses is one of those "love it or hate it" kinds. If you love few different camera shots and long focuses on a character, than you will like Tarantino's style of direction. In conclusion, "Pulp Fiction" is the best movie made in the 90's, barely edging out "The Silence of the Lambs" for the crown. I was skeptical of the film at first with its long running time, but after sitting through it, there really is nothing in the film that is not necessary and that should be edited out. This is a film that once you see, you will want to watch over and over again. That is the true sign of a masterpiece.