watch it a few times...

Rating: 2/10 (25 January 2006)

i don't review many films however i felt i needed to for this one because it is seen as one of the all time greats. (#17 IMDb) i saw this for the first time when i was much younger and loved it,WOW i said, the twist was completely unexpected, the characters were so cocky and cool and the plot was compelling all of the way through. but after two more viewings since buying it recently and i have to admit that it annoys me how poor it really is. it lacks any realism (the action scenes are farcical) the characters look like they have all come out of a Hollywood massage parlour and not from the streets of NYC. plus the dialogue is so immature and smart-assy for its own good, especially from pollack and baldwin. you feel these characters wouldn't last two seconds against any real purse snatcher with a baseball bat. it just doesn't convince me. and as you are trying to link each scene with the ending spacey doesn't look like he could ever kill a fly completely over-doing the sad, spastic, loser routine. thats why you never expect it! but its also the main reason i disliked it with repeat viewings. absurd. its how naive Hollywood really is in its portrayal of crime-land as this glossy universe were all the cops are dumb, all drug dealers are fat and carry large suitcases of cocaine or money, good guys never miss a shot, everyone smokes (especially if they have nothing better to do with their hands) oh and everyone looks sooooo damn gooood! its a stereotypical nightmare and lacks any style or wit of Tarintino. please be more judgemental when rating this or any garbage like it.
recommended (for the brain):
PI
THE SEVEN SAMURAI
AKIRA
BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
FARGO
TAXI DRIVER