Not a terrible movie, but still overrated. For a movie to receive as much laud as this one does, it should have some sort of culturally relevant message. Think of other gangster flicks, such as Goodfellas. In the end, the message was about crime not paying, about Ray Liotta's character and the troubles he went through, and how his life was slow and "the food sucked" in the end. Now Pulp's title is very fitting, and the references to itself and other works of fiction are countless. Yet this is all the movie has to offer. A pseudo-metafictional realization to the audience that 'you are watching a movie.' The dialogue is ironic yet nonsensical, the timeline is needlessly out of place. Its postmodern view on how pop culture and fiction have an effect on society is neither positive nor negative, just that it is. Too wishy-washy, although it could have been a good movie worthy of the praise with mostly good acting, directing, and cinematography.