Quentin Tarantino wisely decidedly not top Pulp Fiction's film gymnastic, choosing instead a quieter, more considered and, yes, more mature film.

Forget Tarantino’s baggage. Jackie Brown is a vulnerable movie from a mainstream American filmmaker of any generation, especially at a time when stars are required more than ever to behave as if they don’t age.

... A beautifully modulated portrait of the limits and the last resorts of middle age.

Grier and Jackson are excellent, while Forster steals the entire picture with his understated turn -- he earned the film's sole Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actor.