I like using words like incredible, amazing, and most of all brilliant. And brilliant doesn't even do this movie justice. Pulp Fiction has become one of the most beloved movies ever made, so much so it was ranked by users as the number 4 movie of all time on IMDB's top 250. Written and directed by Quenton Tarantino, Pulp Fiction is a cultural icon. I'd like to tell you what happens in it, but that's pretty tough. Split into several chapters the movie is about a couple of gangsters, a mob boss, his wife, a boxer and his girlfriend, the Wolf, Tarantino himself, a couple of crooks, some hill billy rapists, a gimp, and a very mysterious suitcase. It's hard to say exactly what it's about because the chapters are mixed up in a very stylized way, and I feel mixing them up really added to the movie. The reason this movie gained so much praise over the years was the superbly written dialog. You ask a thousand people to name a movie with good dialog, Pulp Fiction would be the most common answer. And that's what has made Tarantino such a beloved director, he is the master of dialog. Not exactly kid friendly though. You watch any of his movies and you're in for a lot of sh*ts, f*cks, and dammits. One scene that actually caused some controversy in the movie was Tarantino's cameo where he uses the N word several times. It was a creative and interesting use of the word so it doesn't bother me, but it rustled some people's feathers. So you add great dialog, a catchy soundtrack, and some fantastic performances (several of the actors in this movie give the best performances of their careers) to an already entreating movie filled with metaphors, allusions, and throwbacks to his earlier film. And you have the recipe for a legendary movie that put one of the most beloved directors of all time on the map.
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