Pulp Fiction: reviews

What the critics say average 9.4 from 12 outlets

• 10 The Washington PostDesson Howe ?PULP FICTION? is everything it?s said to be: brilliant and brutal, funny and exhilarating, jaw-droppingly cruel and disarmingly sweet. Read
• 10 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw The sheer directionless excitement that only Tarantino can conjure. Read
• 10 The Hollywood ReporterTHR Some of Tarantino?s lines are so pure, you could mix ?em with 80 percent talcum powder and still make a big haul by selling in an alley somewhere. Read
• 10 Rolling StonePeter Travers Whatever you call it, Pulp Fiction is indisputably great. Read
• 10 EmpireIan Freer How could you not love a movie where a character called Antwan Rockamora is constantly referred to as Tony Rocky Horror? Read
• 10 Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman Watching Pulp Fiction, you don?t just get engrossed in what?s happening on screen. You get intoxicated by it. Read
• 10 TimeRichard Corliss A brilliant American film noir with John Travolta and Bruce Willis barges in at the last minute to take top honors at Cannes. Read
• 10 VarietyTodd McCarthy A spectacularly entertaining piece of pop culture. Read
• 10 Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert The movie resurrects not only an aging genre but also a few careers. Read
• 9.0 New York TimesJanet Maslin "Pulp Fiction" uses the shock value of such contrasts to keep its audience constantly off-balance. Read
• 8.0 Time OutGA Tarantino lacks, as yet, is the maturity to invest his work with anything that might provoke a heartfelt emotional response to his characters. Very entertaining, none the less. Read
• 6.0 Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan The temptation to embrace the entire two hours and 29 minutes of Tarantiniana is strong. But in truth this is a noticeably uneven film. Read