Memorable

Rating: Null/10 (3 February 2004)

When you see the cast on this one, you just think to yourself: Now this must be a movie!! However, unfortunately, most of the stars only appear in brief minutes, like Samuel L. Jackson (you can hardly tell it's him) and Val Kilmer. I was disappointed that Gary Oldman's character (excellent) had only one big scene. Brad Pitt was fantastic, his character must be the coolest junkie I've ever seen on film (ok ok Johnny Depp was also terrific in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas). Also, most of these actors didn't even act together, which was a shame. The main characters are played by Christian Slater (not very good) and Patricia Arquette (ouch... how HOT can she get?).

This film lives by "flashes" instead of the development of the story (which is pretty basic). For instance, the little "chat" between Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper, the fight between Gandolfini and Arquette, the Oldman vs Slater scene, any scene with Brad Pitt, and finally, the ending, were all memorable.
I saw this mainly because Quentin wrote it, but I guess that the Two Thumbs Up go to the director Tony Scott and the actors. Quentin made it possible, but they made it memorable. I guess it's just good team work.
If you just want to know if you should watch this or if it is a waste of time, well, I guess I would definitely recommend it for the scenes I mentioned, but don't expect an amazing plot. And also avoid this if you have a problem with constant shooting and bloodshed, because this one is loaded with it.
Rating: 7/10