The film opens with Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer as a pair of stick-up artists who elect to rob the diner they're having breakfast in, which is cut short by the credits. Following this, have Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta as Jules Winfield and Vincent Vega, two hitmen who are recovering a mysterious glowing briefcase for their boss, Marcellus Wallace, played by Ving Rhames. What follows are three main stories:
- Vincent Vega and Marcellus Wallace's Wife follows Vincent as he entertains the seductive Mia Wallace, played by Uma Thurman.
- The Gold Watch follows ageing boxer Butch Coolidge, played by Bruce Willis, as he is paid by Marcellus Wallace to take a dive in his upcoming fight.
- The Bonnie Situation returns the action to Jules and Vincent as they recover their glowing briefcase but end up in an...awkward position which requires the aid of the suave professional cleaner Winston Wolf, played by Harvey Keitel.
Jules and Vincent have a great dynamic, with a lot of punchy dialogue. A lot of their conversations seem rather casual, but come into play later in the film. Vincent is suave and charismatic, but it later transpires that he's not the most competent criminal mind due to being strung out on heroin all the time. The other characters serve the story equally well. There's an especially memorable scene with Christopher Walken as he visits a young Butch and presents him with a family heirloom. It's a touching story, but then takes a sudden turn that only someone like Christopher Walken could pull off.
Unusual running order aside, the film has engaging stories with memorable characters, great dialogue, and a really catchy soundtrack.
So, those are my top ten favourite films. Feel free to compare and contrast, and maybe I'll get some actual writing done in the meantime.
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