Death Proof
Posted on 15. Oct, 2007 by Sy in New Release DVD
Continuing our reviews of Grindhouse, Next on the list is Death Proof, a strange story and slightly empty film that leaves a lot to be desired. Kurt Russell is incredible in this movie. He totally stole the show.
Now from my understanding, this isn’t a true Grindhouse movie, Yes, there’s grainy, clunky editing and what not, but it just feels like an ordinary Tarantino movie.
There are many, many scenes in Deathproof that just seemed to last forever with absolutely no bearing on the plot, character development, or anything else for that matter. I was really disappointed – about half of the movie in fact is complete filler, I really expected more. The opening box office weekend was a bit of a disaster, only taking in $4.2m… Thats less than half of the budget for the entire film! The dialog and script were -ok- Again, I think I just had high expectations. The acting was very decent, Tarantino’s cameo was great (as usual) Mary Elizabeth Winstead played a very fine “Ditzy cheerleader” and looked stunning on screen. The majority female cast all had great chemistry and worked well together.
Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t bored with Deathproof, The acting and twisting plot were more than enough to keep me entertained, The scenes were aesthetically pleasing, even the seemingly endless banter scenes worked well and flowed.
Overall, this movie was just not on par with Planet terror. I’d give Deathproof a not as good as expected: 7/10
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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