I finally got around to watching Deathproof (2007), the only fully Tarantino directed movie of his I had yet to see.
And I thought it was ok, with quite a lot of really good scenes.
It has a lovely subtle Hitchcockian vibe that simmers throughout the 'boring' first half of the film when, to the not concentrating properly, it seems to be just a film where beautiful women natter away at each other.
I'm not sure whether the dialogue is in any way attempting realism as to how women like to talk when the guys aren't around and it's fairly obvious it's Tarantino going full free-form with his trash-talk writing speciality, but it was still endearing whatever the case.
The scenes of violence are surprisingly sparse and distant apart, but when they hit, they are, again, his trademark full throttle scenes. Similar in style to Once Upon A Time In Hollywood in this regard.
The car chase scenes are a beauty to behold and you can tell all the people involved were having lots of fun with it.
Does it mean anything? Is it anything more than a cool B-Movie? Of course not. But if it was a B-Movie made by someone else then everyone would be hailing it as a hidden gem. I guess people simply expect more from the big T than 'just a cool b-movie' though, which is understandable.
Of all his films, this is the one that gets the least attention, at least positive attention anyway, and I can see that, I just don't agree with that view.
But it's kind of fascinating, and deeply ironic, that it's this film of his that's going to likely be remembered mostly for being a film produced by Harvey Weinstein and co-starring Rose McGowan! [although I never could tell which one was her, and the one I thought was her wasn't in it very long].
7/10 prob wont watch again, but I could if someone else hadn't seen it & wanted to watch it.