Bunch of girls talk about nothing relevant for 45 minutes or so, then there is a 5 minute action scene.
Different bunch of girls come along, talk about different - though equally pointless - things for another 45 minutes, then there is a 15 minute action scene.
And that's about it. Tarantino's dialogue is on display, but in this one, all the characters talk with pretty much the same voice. There is not a single character worth caring about. Not. One.
Admittedly, I don't know much about the gridhouse tradition, but were those movies REALLY just a bunch of people lounging around talking, truncated by the occasional action scene?
3 stars because the girls are cute, and the film contains some of the best car stunts we have seen in decades. But overall, it really doesn't have much going for it.
Different bunch of girls come along, talk about different - though equally pointless - things for another 45 minutes, then there is a 15 minute action scene.
And that's about it. Tarantino's dialogue is on display, but in this one, all the characters talk with pretty much the same voice. There is not a single character worth caring about. Not. One.
Admittedly, I don't know much about the gridhouse tradition, but were those movies REALLY just a bunch of people lounging around talking, truncated by the occasional action scene?
3 stars because the girls are cute, and the film contains some of the best car stunts we have seen in decades. But overall, it really doesn't have much going for it.