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Jackie Brown

1997

Quentin Tarantino

Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Robert Forster ...

7.2

57,376

Thriller. Drama Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is an attractive flight attendant who supplements her income by smuggling cash _into_ the country for an illegal arms dealer--until the day federal agents bust her. The only way she'll stay out of jail is to set up a sting to bring in a half million dollars and bring down the gun runner. In this web of dangerous characters, she should be wondering: how will she stay alive? But all she's thinking about is: how can she make off with the money? [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"You savor every moment (...) Those who say it is too long have developed cinematic attention deficit disorder. I wanted these characters to live, talk (...) for hours and hours (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)."	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"But for all its enthusiasm (...) isn't sharp enough to afford all the time it wastes on small talk, long drives and trips to the mall."	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It shows that mainstream plotting and noir romance are yet more movie styles that Tarantino can fabricate: brilliantly (...) Magnificent performance from Grier (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Too long, and lacking the (...) audaciousness of the pictures that made [Tarantino] the talk of the town (...) [it] offers an abundance of pleasures, especially in the realm of characterization and atmosphere."	NEU
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"The slow pace kills the sense of urgency, and the length of the film makes the story seem insignificant."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Loaded with action, laughs, smart dialogue and potent performances, 'Jackie Brown' is most memorable for its unexpected feeling."	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"Why does 'Jackie Brown', for all its flair, feel less than inspired?"	NEU
United States	Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle	"'Jackie Brown' is one cool ride (...) Both Grier and especially Forster are spot-on in their roles (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Paul Tatara CNN	"For all its visual finesse, this is easily the least imaginative film Tarantino has made thus far, and its emptiness is rather troubling to me."	NEG
United States	David Denby New York Magazine	"Despite its termitelike pace and thoroughness, is not dull (...) 'Jackie Brown' is often funny (in a squalid way), but it’s generally unexciting."	NEU
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"Quentin Tarantino puts together a fairly intricate and relatively uninvolving money-smuggling plot, but his cast is so good that you probably won't feel cheated."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"An entertaining diversion, but not a masterpiece (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Adam Smith Empire	"Tarantino has once again defied the critics and produced a movie that solidly establishes him as still the most important filmmaker of the decade."	POS

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