“Jackie Brown” remains Quentin Tarantino’s only departure from writing and directing his own films and, as such, it continues to stand just outside of the explosive, hyper-real universe he’s created with all of his other features.
Adapted from Elmore Leonard’s 1992 novel “Rum Punch,” Tarantino’s follow-up after the unprecedented success of “Pulp Fiction” was intentionally crafted to fly right under the radar of the mainstream.
The chances of duplicating the cultural phenomenon of “Pulp” just wasn’t a possibility and whatever Tarantino was going to do next would be unfairly compared to what many still consider his masterpiece. Until “Jackie Brown,” Tarantino had essentially created his own cinematic universe (the Qtcu?) populated by characters dreamt up by his own imagination.
“Reservoir Dogs,” “Pulp Fiction,” “True Romance,” and “Natural Born Killers” all have the same voice that remained intact even when other directors such as Tony Scott and Oliver Stone inserted their own established,
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