Genre:
Thriller / Author’s Favorites
Directed
by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring:
Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michal Madsen
Running
time: 99 minutes
For the 200th review on this blog,
I decided to go back to an all-time favorite of mine: Reservoir Dogs. This 1992
crime thriller is the first feature-length film written and directed by Quentin
Tarantino.
A mob boss and his son hire six men who don’t
know each other to work together on a diamond heist. When the crime does not go
down as planned and cops arrive early, causing mayhem among the crooks, it
becomes apparent that there might be a rat amongst the hired guns.
In true Tarantino fashion, the story of
Reservoir Dogs is not told in linear fashion. We go back and forth through the
events of the failed diamond heist and what followed and through the backstory
of the characters. The acting is superb on everyone’s part and the movement in
the action is seemless.
There are two scenes in particular that I
absolutely adore in Reservoir Dogs. First, there is the opening scene, at the
table in a restaurant, where Tarantino himself, as Mr. Brown, tells his
interpretation of Like a Virgin, the Madonna song. Hilarious stuff that I still
quote to this day with friends. The second scene, a little rougher, is the one
where Michael Madsen, as Mr. Blonde, tortures a police officer while dancing to
Stuck in the middle with you.
Reservoir Dogs is a true classic in my book,
one that would launch the great writing and directing career of Quentin
Tarantino. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I love it.
Rating:
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