Reservoir Dogs - Review

A jewellery heist has gone wrong and the perpetrators make their way back to a pre-arranged rendezvous, a warehouse. The cops knew about the robbery and they have a traitor in their midst. To keep themselves anonymous, Joe, the organiser of the heist had given them all names of colours. Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown, Mr. White, even Mr. Pink. What a fantastic film to start a career with. Tarantino shows that while he has never been to film school he knows what he wants and he knows how to get it. This doesn't take cinema to a new level but shows how to make a simple story - that could have been a cheap TV movie in someone else's hands - in to something brilliant. Yes brilliant, not a word I use very often for review, but I gotta say, it's brilliant.

Tarantino's film making style is so unique, like nothing I have ever seen before. When I started watching the film for the first time I wasn't sure what to expect. But, from the soundtrack used after the first scene I was expecting a standard robbery that goes down to plan as they are walking down the street looking very confident with an enthusiastic song playing along, this created the image that they know what they are doing and are relaxed about it all. The story is told in an unique way by using flashbacks from how they all got the assignment for the mission and flashbacks from after the robbery, not shown in the right order. And it works wonderful! It's a shear pleasure to watch from beginning till end.

Another wonderful thing about the movie are the characters. Rarely has there ever been so many great, cool and memorable characters in one movie. Just look at the cast! Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, and Quentin Tarantino himself who I must say is a very good actor. This movie is full of very talented actors. Everyone! Everyone is perfect in their role. This is the film that made Tarantino famous, and once you watch it, you will know why.

The hand held camera work gives the movie an extra cool feeling, it might look like a bit unprofessional but it's nothing more then a brilliant addition to an already brilliant movie. The nice and cool "Super sounds of the 70's" soundtrack also adds to this. The movie is full with memorable moments such as the fantastic opening, the cop torture sequence and the Mexican stand-off at the end. But between all those scene's there are lot's of other moments which you will never forget. What more can I say, I'm almost in denial that this was Quentin Tarantinos first film, todays professionals couldn't have made something as professional as this film. I must say, Tarantino never stops surprising me, and he never lets me down like many other directors do. It's a hard to swallow film, but it's necessary to tell such a story.

Overall, Reservoir Dogs is without a doubt, one of the best movies I have ever seen. Tarantino is a fucking genius. You must watch if you haven't done so already. It is one of my favourite movies due to the great soundtracks, the natural dialogue and the lifelike twist at the end. Definitely one of my favorite movies, and anybody who is a fan of film should check it out. Rent it, and if you like it, go pick up the new Special Edition!