We watched Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof last night. What did I think? I loved it.
It’s his dialogue that always gets me. I love how the guy, meaning Tarantino, writes. It’s snappy, and hip, flowing right off the screen with such great natural ease. Really good stuff.
The movie actually starts off a bit slow, and I kept wondering, when is something going to happen. After all, it’s a movie about a serial killer, played by Kurt Russell, and when a person watches a movie about a serial killer you automatically assume there’s going to be some killing. Especially with Tarantino, who loves a good bloody scene. But this didn’t have that for quite awhile and I kept wondering, when is it coming? It does, eventually, but before that I really just got into listening to the exchanges between the characters and was caught up. The writing, superb.
The best part of the film, and worth the wait even if you don’t get into the dialogue like I did, is the end of the film… Kurt Russell getting his comupance. I won’t spoil it by spilling the details, but it’s definitely worth the wait.
If you haven’t seen this movie… see it. There’s a bit of blood, but really, in the grand scheme of Tarantino movies, it’s not that much or that bad. And that part of it is over fairly quickly. This film is worth a look, both for the great dialogue and for the really great ending.
I liked the way he made it to like the old drive in movies. Some of the scenes were made to look like old prints with that white smears and black lines.