This is the film that put Travolta back on the map as a major box-office draw in the 90's and officially established Samuel L. Jackson as a superstar. It packs so much energy and invention into telling its interwoven short stories, it leaves viewers both exhilarated and exhausted - hearts racing and knuckles white from the ride. Written Directly for the Screen. Won for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture. All the details are executed to perfection.
Ironies abound in the smallest situations.
And it takes a director of rare talent to find the comedy in so many macabre situations. This goes beyond gallows humor. Mixing the original with the derivative, Tarantino pushes the film in directions that are equally anticipated and unexpected. In between all the shootings, Mexican standoffs, and other violent confrontations exist opportunities to explore various facets of the human experience, including rebirth and redemption. With this film, every layer that you peel away leads to something deeper and richer.