Jackie Brown
1997
****
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Robert De Niro, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Michael Bowen, Chris Tucker , LisaGay Hamilton, Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.
A middle-aged air stewardess finds herself in a pickle. While she smuggles money for a ruthless arms dealer, she is forced to assist the authorities to catch the man. Quentin Tarantino's third movie is his most mature work, which features very little violence and characters who actually resemble real people. I do like the relaxed pacing, but like most of the director's output, it's too long at 2½ hours. The screenplay is based on Elmore Leonard's Rum Punch, which is a very ordinary pulp novel. Pam Grier and Robert Forster give wonderfully warm performances. The soundtrack is dynamite.
