The cab driver scene felt to me a little bit like homage to some of these earlier noirs. Aside from Uma Thurman, this is all about the man. The narrative, the big moral decision, the character building moment is Travolta's. And I actually think Tarantino, given how male directors tend not to feature strong women at the very center of their stories, like Tarantino's done it more than almost anybody.

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