Christopher WaldeckREVIEW: Deathproof (2007)
March 26th 2008 10:30
The film is set in a way that only Tarantino knows how to deliver, covered in his original story telling and weird humour. However this film fails to live up to the story line, if any, of which Tarantino is so famous for. In splitting up the film into two, half of the time is lost on the plot and has to be made up twice as fast in either parts, but fails to do so. The film builds a lot of intensity and applies a film maker’s greatest asset, the power of surprise, although it means nothing as it leads to countless anticlimactic endings. Tarantino uses the Mexican style theme he usually adopts for his movies, he also creates a technically aged feeling to the film noticeably using white spots and skipping in scenes. Kurt Russell takes on a strange and bizarre role then he would normally but turns his performances into one of the few shining lights of the film. A rapid change in Russell’s character from Stuntman Mike killer to Stuntman Mike weakling is some of Russell’s finest work. Vanessa Ferlito also is one of the positive attributes in this film and may have boosted her career through this much advertised film, big scripts may find their way into her lap. The ending of this film also finishes quite abruptly taking away from the suspense. If you are not a die hard Quentin Tarantino fan, I’d suggest you stay way from this one.
Travis Duncan
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