Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Wuchak RELEASED IN 1997 and directed by Quentin Tarantino, "Jackie Brown" is a crime drama about a middle-aged flight attendant, the eponymous Brown (Pam Grier), who smuggles huge sums of cash from Mexico to L.A. for a too-cool arms dealer, Ordell (Samuel L. Jackson). When she's caught by two agents (Michael Keaton & Michael Bowen) they propose a deal to apprehend the dealer in exchange for her freedom. In the meantime Ordell enlists an aging bondsman, Max Cherry (Robert Forster), to release her with the aim of eradicating her. Brown knows Ordell's wicked intentions and devises a plan to not only survive the life-or-death situation, but come out the richer for it. Bridget Fonda plays Ordell's hot white babe and Robert De Niro his fresh-out-of-prison pal.This is Tarantino's most realistic film, so don't expect his typical cartoonish-ness and buckets of blood. There are occasional flashes of violence, but this is mostly a talk-driven drama. Interesting dialogues have always been one of Tarantino's strengths and so it is here. Grier is a distinguished protagonist while Fonda is smoking in her Daisy Dukes. De Niro's character is in a post-prison stupor, but you know he's still very formidable, which one character is too dull to realize. Bottom Line: "Jackie Brown" may not be as eventful as "Pulp Fiction" (1994) or "Django Unchained" (2012), but it's a very good crime drama and unique in Tarantino's oeuvre. THE MOVIE RUNS 2 hours & 34 minutes and was shot in the greater Los Angeles area (e.g. Venice Beach, Carson, Torrance, Compton, Carson & Hawthorne). WRITERS: Tarantino wrote the script based on Elmore Leonard's 1992 novel "Rum Punch" (the only film he wrote based on a previous work). GRADE: B+

Shuichi Fujinuma While it may not have as many bodies hitting the floor as pulp fiction or kill bill this story was more subtle and believable than any other Tarantino film I've ever watched. I wouldn't normally give such a high rating for a film but I wanted to reward this movie for not having one thing that really bugged me or that I felt was just terrible or out of place. This film keeps getting better every time I watch it and that's something (at least to me) worth holding on to. I understand every movie isn't for everyone but if you're a fan of Tarantino, Blaxploitation films or any of the principle actors I would say this movie is at least worth 45 minutes of your time. If you can watch that much and it doesn't pique you interest then fair enough.

Alan Smithee Esq. It seems that this gem becomes overshadowed sometimes by Tarantino's other films. But it's easily one of his best. It's got all his classic elements: smart and witty dialogue, unique characters, a constantly weaving plot and his trademark violence. Plus it has that classic "Tarantino" soundtrack filled with some truly wonderful tunes.

generationofswine It's based on "Rum Punch," a novel by Elmore Leonard and for those readers among us, that is a very familiar name. Leonard has a way with dialogue as much as he has a writing style with some of the most irritating transitions in modern pop literature.But he also has a tendency to spin unique plot webs that you never really see from any other writer.Most of the time it is the mundane tried and true "Cop and the witness against the bad guy, serial killer, mafia boss...enter cliché here" motif that you've seen in a million other movies. Elmore always takes it a step further for the sake of originality.Instead of the same old thing you have the Bail bondsman and the middle-aged Stewardess against two corrupt ATF agents and an arms dealer with delusions of grandeur.What could be better? You have the pairing of Leonard and Tarantino, two masters of dialogue, two masters of entertaining plot lines that come together to give you a little gem of a film that you will never see the like.