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Pulp Fiction wannabe falls flat

posted 6 years ago by bobbynynex (1505)
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questionable casting, and mediocre story.

[–] halomaniac88 (1736) 6 years ago

While I was watching I was thinking, somebody wants to emulate Tarentino.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

To me, that's absolutely not a bad thing. ^_^

Maybe it'll force Tarantino to be a little more creative to stay on top of the mountain. I grew tired of that recurrent revenge theme...

[–] Calledforblackup (112) 6 years ago

I had the exact same thought. The plot is messy, convoluted and doesn't amount to shit. It's all style over substance

[–] bobbynynex (1505) 6 years ago

and the style is not even that impressive

[–] TandyMan (11120) 6 years ago

The set builder is the real hero here.

[–] bohemianroxie (2478) 6 years ago

I liked it..didn't love it. But I hardly love anything these days.
9 out of 10 movies cannot hold my interest.
I'm hungry for something just a little bit different and this was that.
It was a little long however.

[–] TandyMan (11120) 6 years ago

The first 20 minutes were excellent! The whole first act. Top notch.

[–] bobbynynex (1505) 6 years ago

yep you think we will have some interesting plotlines intertwining into an amazing story but nah.

[–] olioz (3707) 6 years ago

It definetely reminded me of Tarantino but I didnt mind that as I really enjoyed the movie. Actually one of the better movies I've seen this year. It should have been a little shorter but otherwise it was extremely entertaining. 8/10

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I agree with you. Although I thought the duration of the movie was perfect. To me it was obviously Tarantino inspired but not copied. I thought of it as an original, cleaner, "revengeless" Tarantino. It had a Jackie Brown little vibe to it. Anyway! I was glad as I do love these sorts of movies and I really enjoyed this one a lot!

[–] RichardBlaine (303) 6 years ago

Better than every Tarantino movie not titled "Pulp Fiction."