Pawn Shop Chronicles

Anchor Bay Films | Release Date: July 12, 2013

6.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Ratings

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ThegodfathersonNov 12, 2013

Director Wayne Kramer once tried to make an insanely over-the-top action movie, Running Scared (also starring Walker), which many admired for its sheer over-the-topness. But then Kramer detoured for the completely earnest (and awful)Director Wayne Kramer once tried to make an insanely over-the-top action movie, Running Scared (also starring Walker), which many admired for its sheer over-the-topness. But then Kramer detoured for the completely earnest (and awful) immigration drama Crossing Over, which proves a point: Kramer isn't going over the top for any honest, organic reason but rather as a cold, calculated exercise. It's the same with PAWN SHOP CHRONICLES, though this time he and screenwriter Adam Minarovich very obviously draw their empty inspiration from Pulp Fiction. So the movie is crazy and agitated and loud and full of left turns and, yes, over-the-top but these things don't add up to anything that could be called a good movie. There are a couple of shock-based laughs early on, but then the laughs dry up, as do the thrills and the tingles. It's just horrifying and soul-deadening. All of that said, D'Onofrio gives a very interesting performance as the slightly befuddled pawn shop proprietor.… Expand

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deftaraulJul 20, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despite critics reviews, the movie totally makes sense. It's all about perspective. The main idea is that one cannot go out of his boundaries and what life gives him is what he deserves. The psycho-husband who wants justice all for his own benefit, ends tragically, killed by his own goal. The greedy ones, impersonated by meth-addicts, get killed by their aim having all, ignoring the consequences of their acts. And "The King", left alone and dumped by his own material life, leaves himself in the hands of faith the moralizing end. The purpose of this movie is to scream out loud that some things must be left how they are. All those philosophic ideas, mixed-up with a great cast, create maybe one of the greatest stories of this decade. A bit sloppy here and there, but hey, you can't please everybody as well as nobody can be pleased enough. (I'm really sorry for my bad English, it's not my native language and I have a hard time learning it)… Expand

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RevRonAug 7, 2013

The critics hated it but I dug it. I liked the cast, the disturbing and very strange story and the character, despite being awful, terrible people, were entertaining in their own, unique way. And how often are you going to see pretty boyThe critics hated it but I dug it. I liked the cast, the disturbing and very strange story and the character, despite being awful, terrible people, were entertaining in their own, unique way. And how often are you going to see pretty boy Paul Walker as a racist moron?… Expand

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geedupFeb 6, 2014

TARENTINO storytelling, mirroring Pulp Fiction in every way except for originality. If you like Pulp Fiction, watching this will drive you mad as you will notice/recognize key elements brazenly ripped off. It strings together seeminglyTARENTINO storytelling, mirroring Pulp Fiction in every way except for originality. If you like Pulp Fiction, watching this will drive you mad as you will notice/recognize key elements brazenly ripped off. It strings together seemingly unconnnected storylines into a story. Just as Pulp Fiction, in this some of the storylines more interesting than others-certainly more humorous. Walker was good but his appearance short. Unfortunatly Frasier seems to get most of the play in the 2nd half of the movie which makes this movie even worse.… Expand

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bfoore90May 21, 2020

The critics hated it but it's not that bad. It gets alot of comparisons to as a very poor man's "Pulp Fiction" but it's funny if not, entertaining.

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Meth-dudeMay 13, 2017

It was actually a fairly good movie. The acting was good, the cinematography was superb, the stories for each segments were good even though the third one was the weakest, the cast was impressive and the way the stories were all linkedIt was actually a fairly good movie. The acting was good, the cinematography was superb, the stories for each segments were good even though the third one was the weakest, the cast was impressive and the way the stories were all linked together was really well done. It's not the greatest anthology, but it's still fairly good and entertaining.… Expand

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