A strange twist of tales.

Rating: 9/10 (10 November 2002)

~ Spoilers
Pulp Fiction is an anomaly; it's a story of different things, different characters, et cetera. It's a movie based on the life of various people -- whether criminals, boxers, or male-rapists -- who meet their change of life, their fates, within the course of two days. The movie in itself is hard to describe, and I'm sure director/screenplay writer Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown) simply wanted it that way.
The movie begins in a small cafe, which gets customers high in numbers and whose wallets contain big bucks. Then it shows you two robbers, thieves, who go over why they shouldn't rob a place like this as simply no one believes that coffee shops do get hold up -- and if they do no one will really give too much of a ****. Then they take out their guns and open their mouths where finally the theme of "Miserlou" plays and Pulp Fiction begins.

You then are introduced to two hitmen, Vincent Vega (John Travolta--Broken Arrow, Grease) and Jules Winfield (Samuel L. Jackson--Shaft, XXX). They go over their plans, visit a commoner and then question him, he apparently got into something with a crimeboss's wife. They ask for the "666" coded briefase and then kill him after a faithful reading of the bible by none other then Jules himself. After this you'll then see the movie enter a section, which simply brings up a new part to the ongoing story of this movie. And aside from the hitmen you would also get in touch with boxer Butch (Bruce Willis), Crimeboss Marsellus (Ving Rhames), and the crimeboss's wife Mia (Uma Thurman).
The performances are simply top-notch in here. John Travolta gives a powerful interpretation of a hitman who really doesn't care much and doesn't show as much respect for anybody, whether it be his friends or enemies. Samuel L. Jackson also fits his role as Jules by being as badass as possible, though never trying to harm anybody as he is getting tired of this "killing" business. Bruce Willis' performance is also astounding, as he goes into brawls with Rhames, kills a hillbilly rapist, and shows his schlong on screen alongside his heartwarming girlfriend. Uma Thurman's role is also great and Harvey Keitel (the Wolf) and Ving Rhames bring power and "bang" to their performances which make them an even bigger asset to the movie. Hell, Tarantino himself co-stars.
Finally, Pulp Fiction is a must-see. It's not a classic, no Godfather or Scarface, but it was never intended to be that in the first place. It is simply an innovative piece of action that almost no one should miss out (I still think this movie was robbed of an Oscar back in 95 -- Tom Hanks and his portrayal of Forrest Gump won the award).
*** 1/2