A Paperback Writer

Rating: Null/10 (22 June 2003)

Samuel L. Jackson as a philosopher hitman along with his drug addicted, but intelligent 'devil's advocate' partner, John Travolta, steal all the pulp out of this fiction. You can see right through the performance of these two screen professionals and glimpse a personal 'meshing' between two on screen artist. (However, I tend to think that someone mixed up the Oscar's between these two, no matter).
The rest of this all star cast, freed up under the direction of Quentin Tarantino, shine like the Milky Way, on a clear night along the equator. Amanda Plumber, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Uma Thurman, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel and the supporting cast bring a cheap paper back novel to life on the silver screen.
The segments with Trovolta and Thurman in the 1950's motif restaurant, and Jackson, Travolta, Plummer and Roth in the coffee shop are 'just' unforgettable.
If you love cinema, this is a must see. Be forewarned, however, that the film is graphic and Tarantino uses a device sometimes seen in literature and less often in cinema, namely, and non linear and disjointed timeline (his trademark).
Just go with the flow and enjoy one of the best cheap novels that you've never read.