“Too gifted a filmmaker to make a boring movie”: Roger Ebert’s verdict on Quentin Tarantino

Roger Ebert was initially unsure whether Quentin Tarantino’s *Pulp Fiction* was one of 1994’s best films or one of its worst. He worried that Tarantino’s delight in filmmaking could lead to indulgence, but ultimately praised the film’s inventive screenplay and gave it four out of four stars.

Co-written by Tarantino and Roger Avary, the film uses an unconventional structure and an ensemble of memorable characters and dialogue. Made for $8 million, it earned almost $214 million and helped establish Tarantino as a major director.