Flashback: Pulp Fiction (1994) Review

5/5

This film shouldn't have worked. How could a budding filmmaker make a movie of epic proportions with an all-star cast doing terribly illegal things... out of order? It shouldn't have worked, really. The result is my favorite film of all time.
Yes, if I had to pick a single favorite film of all time, it would be this masterpiece of dark comedy and impeccable writing. Is there a more immensely quotable film in existence? A few come close, but this has something unique: innumerable quotable one-liners that form conversations, the entirety of which is memorable. I can rattle many off the top of my head, and it really did deserve Best Picture. It was the ballsiest (and best) film of the decade, and possibly ever. Forrest who?
It is a brazenly brave and fantastically original series of stories that mesh in a climax that had me staring so hard at the screen that I didn't want to blink in fear of missing something. Every frame is a masterpiece, either in its brutality, comedy, or honesty. The musical choices added an incredible sense of realism and and a gung-ho attitude, throwing itself at the audience in the most reserved way possible. It is a true work of art.
The acting on all counts is beyond superb. There are no other actors to deliver the lines the way they did, and turn the entire film into a pop culture movement. Samuel L., Bruce, John, Uma, Harvey, Ving, Amanda, Eric. I mean, nobody else. This is one of the most expertly assembled casts of all time.
The credit, of course, goes in large part to Mr. Quentin Tarantino, a personal hero of mine. He does things because he wants to, and makes films for himself. Luckily, they are perfect (at least this one is) and we are lucky to have him as a tour-de-force creative mind in this world. If you haven't seen this film, you are missing one of the most important cinematic experiences ever committed to celluloid. Save yourself the embarrassment of not knowing the references when they come up, and watch this film. It is worth your time, tenfold.

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