C'est pas mon jour

The obvious inspiration from Tarantino's early works, especially his cult film Pulp Fiction, cannot be overlooked. The lack of originality in style and subject matter wouldn't be a problem if Skip Woods could work with characters and develop the screenplay just as cleverly. Tarantino became a cult figure precisely because he was able to elevate trashy motifs to a higher qualitative level and give them a coat that wouldn't insult aesthetes and intellectuals. Woods, although engaging some first-class killers, psychopaths, and crazy characters in his action-packed film, endowing them with a cool image and cynical lines, is evidently doing it for its own sake. The characters are only sketched out and the screenplay is unfinished. Since then, Woods hasn't even made a mark as a director, which speaks about the true quality of his film. Overall impression: 50%. (30/09/2010)