"Jackie Brown" (1997) Directed by Quentin Tarantino

My favourite Quentin Tarantino movie! Don't let her go Max!!!!!

Based on Elmore Leonard’s “Rum Punch” (although Tarantino wrote the screenplay), this is very much his homage to 1970’s cinema and blaxploitation films in particular. As he’s noted several times, these were the films he grew up on, sneaking into dirty Grindhouse cinemas to watch Pam Grier (also referenced in Reservoir Dogs) a firm teenage favourite. The first Tarantino film to use a standard linear time line, this remains my personal favourite and considering the love I have for all Tarantino films, this is high praise indeed. It’s my favourite purely because everything is subtle, the comedy is very black, but subtly done in so many distinct ways, the touches and flourishes of Tarantino are very evident, as are the flashbacks and the first split screen narrative. Suffice to say, the characters are rich and detailed and the screenplay is a joy. And although a homage, it’s not overly so, and even subtle in this way too. As with all Tarantino films, the soundtrack from his personal collection is a joy, eclectic, yet often more tender than his previous (and future) films. The first scene and set up magnifies all these, and much more.

The film is bookended by “Across 110th Street” by Bobby Womack, and is played in full both times. Firstly, it accompanies a rolling shot of “Jackie Brown” (Pam Grier) as she makes her way hurriedly to an airport departure gate. Early opening credits are rolled with a nod and homage to Blaxploitation Cinema and as with previous films, the upcoming segments and narratives are titled, such as “Hermosa Beach, California”, “The City of Carson” and “LA International Airport”. By the third of these narratives, all main characters have been introduced and that’s where we’ll start.

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The above opening paragraphs are taken from my original spoiler free review of "Jackie Brown" penned and published over a decade ago, transferred to my Medium blog site and now available to read in full and for free via my Substack blog site and original, updated article linked immediately below. Also linked below are my opus blog articles and love-in appreciation of the entire career of Quentin Tarantino

https://ramblingmusings666.substack.com/p/jackie-brown-1997-52709999649d

https://ramblingmusings666.substack.com/p/the-genius-of-quentin-tarantino-7d8df84138ee

https://ramblingmusings666.substack.com/p/the-genius-of-quentin-tarantino-vol-2-a4b299a510c0

All of these spoiler free reviews are contained within my "essential film reviews collection" with Jackie Brown specifically contained within volume 3. All 7 volumes are individually priced at £4.99 and only currently available as e-books via Amazon, however should you have an Amazon Kindle "Unlimited" package you can read each and every volume for free

Volume 3

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4JTLRY1

All 7 Volume Collection

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4HZSTTH?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tukn

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