While upbeat at a distance, self-reflexive heist caper “Stealing Pulp Fiction” seldom translates its good nature through story or style. Danny Turkiewicz’s feature debut follows a pair of best friends in over their heads as they try to steal Quentin Tarantino’s personal 35mm film print of his 1994 indie landmark “Pulp Fiction.” However, malformed comedy and character beats keep the movie feeling like a rough first draft.
With a score that harkens back to the “Pulp Fiction” soundtrack — and to Keith Mansfield’s “Funky Fanfare,” the groovy tune played over tie-dye “Our Feature Presentation” pre-movie title cards in the ’60s and revived for repertory screenings — the film has
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