Yeah, Jackie Brown is the only Quentin Tarantino movie on netflix instant. Why don’t they just bight the bullet and put every movie on netflix. I don’t care if it’s an internet issue. Buy what you need to buy and just put every damn movie (ever made?) on instant watch.
Does this mean that Jackie Brown is the worst of his films? Nope. Not at all. But it does mean that Jackie Brown is his least acclaimed film. That doesn’t mean shit to me.
Jackie Brown is not Quentin’s best movie. But it’s a hell of a lot better than most of the crap that is being made out there. It’s a Tarantino film. The scene where Ordell (Samuel L. Jackson) puts Beaumont (Chris Tucker) in the trunk of his car, drives him into a field and shoots him is awesome.
It’s a good story. It tells itself well. I like the way the editing shows a scene as a representation of a story being told. I love when movies do that. It really takes advantage of the medium and aids the viewers suspense of disbelief.
So what is it about this movie that makes it the only Quentin Tarantino film on netflix instant? Is it because the main character is a black woman (Pam Grier)? That is an honest question. Does Jackie Brown play better in different countries? Maybe the movie just isn’t shot as well? Maybe the acting isn’t as good as in others? Maybe Quentin was doing so much coke that he thought he was Jesus Christ? Could be any of these reasons. But I have an idea.
I think this movie is viewed as his weakest because it goes against the norm. I’m not racist by any means, but a black woman in a lead roll that isn’t marketed towards black woman doesn’t do well in the box office. I’m willing to bet that someone at some time “suggested” a different character for the lead, if you catch my drift.
This is a good movie. See it if you haven’t. It’s better than at least half of the movies coming out in theaters.
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