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Director: Quentin Tarantino Year: 1997 Language: English Country: America

Tarantino's 3rd full length movie outing is an interestingly twisty tale of double crossing in the criminal underworld. Samuel L. Jackson plays Ordell, a small time crook who deals in guns from an apartment in Los Angeles. When an employee of his, the Jackie Brown of the title, is stopped by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms when coming back from Mexico, she is found to have $50,000 cash on her person. Keen to no more, the ATF agents set up a sting hoping to catch Ordell.

This brief plot synopsis does nothing to go into the intricate double crossings and bluffs woven into the story which add to the mix, an aging con (Robert Deniro) and a Bail Bondsman nearing retirement.

Overall, Jackie Brown is immensely watchable, full of great quotes and memorable scenes. Tarantino's inane dialogue is kept to a minimum and his great writing shines through. I have to say that this is probably my favourite of his early movies and I would rate it above both Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.

Dave W - 7th February, 2010 - 10:52