Review of Death Proof (2007) by David Jenkins for Little White Lies — 20 Sep 2007

A waste of time. A waste of celluloid. A waste of talent.

This review of Death Proof (2007) was written by David Jenkins and published by Little White Lies on 20 Sep 2007.

Death Proof has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Death Proof

Review of Death Proof (2007)

By Ninon M (145) on 28 Jun 2018

Super boring movie with like 2 cool scenes, the rest is boring talking dialogue…

Read Review

Review of Death Proof (2007)

By Daniel Y (158) on 10 Jun 2016

Death Proof is a minor movie when compared to Tarantino's other films, but, being in the place/double feature that it belongs in, it works…

Read Review

Review of Death Proof (2007)

By Daniel M (2,592) on 15 Mar 2018

Tarantino at his best. The dialog was great, Kurt Russell was great and I had a lot of fun watching this movie. 5/5 Watched it again and loved it…

Read Review

Review of Death Proof (2007)

By Jens L (123) on 17 May 2016

One of my favourite films hands down. Intriguing characters, unexpected turns, a load of female protagonists. Yes please…

Read Review

Review of Death Proof (2007)

By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 25 Feb 2017

A mindless action film meant solely for Tarantino fans…

Read Review

Review of Death Proof (2007)

By Sandoz D (69) on 25 Apr 2017

I liked the car crash scenes but I hated the annoying girls chatting that takes up 90% of the movie…

Read Review

Review of Death Proof (2007)

By Billy D (84) on 28 Mar 2018

What a piece of crap , Taranntinos ugly ass needs stay out of his stupid movies waste of time…

Read Review

Review of Death Proof (2007)

By Natalie S (252) on 27 Oct 2018

I enjoyed this film... I knew where it was going early on but I like the cast. Saw this twice on the big screen and enjoyed it both times…

Read Review

Review of Death Proof (2007)

By Armando P (349) on 28 Dec 2016

This is my personal favourite movie. I just love the 70's feel and the grindhouse context of it. It's his most exciting film since Pulp Fiction…

Read Review

Review of Death Proof (2007)

By Bill M (1,080) on 27 Nov 2016

Death Proof, when separated from the whole of the giddy, thrilling Grindhouse presents itself as possibly Tarantino's weakest film overall,…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

More Reviews by David Jenkins

Review of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 28 Mar 2022

There’s a joke where people say, “This film’s plot could’ve been written on the back of a napkin…

Read Review

Review of Prey (2022)

By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 03 Aug 2022

The film plays through the scenario with plenty of moment-by-moment gusto, and there’s a lack of flab to it that makes it rather appealing…

Read Review

Review of The Card Counter (2021)

By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 02 Nov 2021

It’s a supremely compelling tale leavened by its wry humour and a subtle commentary on the essential emptiness of American life…

Read Review

Review of Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2023)

By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 14 Jul 2023

It’s a fun little diversion that’s more interested in the salacious gossip and anecdotes than it is offering a more broad inquiry into…

Read Review

Review of God's Creatures (2022)

By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 31 Mar 2023

There is something a little boilerplate in how the film is structured which prevents it from offering anything particularly original…

Read Review

Review of Leonor Will Never Die (2022)

By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 06 Apr 2023

Escobar’s go-for-broke handling of the material favours fun outtakes, flip humour and nostalgic hat-tips to the days when the Philippines…

Read Review

Review of The Railway Children Return (2022)

By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 22 Jul 2022

As a feature, it all feels very rushed and dramatically inert, with the outcome of Abe’s predicament visible from many, many miles off…

Read Review

Review of Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)

By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 27 Apr 2023

It’s refreshing to see a film like this which opts for an editorial line that’s not just wall-to-wall celebration, and actually attempts…

Read Review

Review of Oppenheimer (2023)

By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 19 Jul 2023

It’s not a faultless film, but it’s one that sits within the higher echelons of the oft-tawdry biopic form, and also reveals hidden depths…

Read Review

Review of A Man Called Otto (2022)

By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 10 Jan 2023

It’s a hard film to despise, and it works perfectly well as a supercharged Movie of the Week for the Hallmark Channel, but the lack of attention…

Read Review

More Reviews by David Jenkins

Popular Movies Right Now

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

54%39 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Death Proof

2007

71%735 Reviews

Bullseye

1987

51%6 Reviews

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018

74%2,515 Reviews

Chinatown

1974

86%854 Reviews

Do You Believe?

2015

55%545 Reviews

The Overture

2004

79%16 Reviews

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

71%587 Reviews

Aquaman

2018

67%2,186 Reviews

Merry Christmas

2013

41%6 Reviews

Margaret

2011

62%399 Reviews