Pulp Fiction (1994)

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Writer: Quentin Tarantino (written by & stories), Roger Avery (stories)
Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz, Bruce Willis, Maria de Medeiros, Ving Rhames, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

I'm not going to deny I really admire Quentin Tarantino's early work. The guy is a genius and he's blessed with a unique eye for dialogue, and even monologues, making the movies, rather than spell out the obvious. His second movie Pulp Fiction is his masterpiece bringing him to the masses. I bet there's millions of people who never would have watched Reservoir Dogs if they hadn't seen Pulp Fiction and realized who this director and screenwriter is.

This movie toys with timelines and interactions of stories told, but it never toys with the dialogues place in the timeline for our viewing pleasure. It doesn't get confusing. It gets perfected. It's not for nothing Pulp Fiction is currently holding the 5th spot on IMDB's top250 list.

Tarantino continued his work from his debut, having criminals discussing everyday stuff like everyone else does. If it's the meaning of Madonna's Like A Virgin in Reservoir Dogs or what the french calls a Quarter Pounder with cheese in this one. And he doesn't just spend 3-4 seconds on such conversations. He spend entire scenes on them, giving the audience insight into this characters without ever being lazy about it.

The truth about Pulp Fiction is that it ain't really a story about anything. In bits and pieces several of the characters take life-changing decisions, but overall the movie doesn't really have any or all stories screaming to be told, like most great movies are based on. This is a tale we never would have known we couldn't live on without, if Tarantino hadn't decided to tell it. It's just a masterpiece of dialogue, digressions, details and all neatly intervened without a single unnecessary scene added.

And the true greatness comes from all the little details and remarks you notice the second, third, fourth or fifth time you watch it, raising it just a little bit above the very first time you had the viewing pleasure. Another don't miss classic from Quentin Tarantino.