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Death Proof

(2007)

I don't know whether women really talk like this when they're alone together, but I sure would like to think so. As for whether they really drive this fast and take chances like this, well, that's really Zoë Bell's job.

The better half of Grindhouse holds up well, though in its uncut version it plays maybe 10 minutes too long. One of the most interesting things about it remains the structure, which teases us for 50 minutes into expecting a different movie with a different cast, then kills that cast off without a second thought. No problem: the second cast is at least as engaging, especially Tracie Thoms and the real Rosario Dawson. And, of course, as the evil center that makes everything work, Kurt Russell.