One Word: Awesome

Rating: 10/10 (23 June 2004)

This movie, quite simply stated, is awesome. The characters are quick-witted and fierce and the action is taught. There is never a dull moment in the entire movie. Reservoir Dogs is one of those movies that I can watch over and over again and still not get tired of. The plot centers around a group of six crooks and their "bosses", Nice Guy Eddie and Joe Cabot. Specifically, it focuses on the bloody aftermath of a gone-wrong jewelery heist in an abandoned warehouse. Specifically, Mr. White, Mr. Pink, Mr. Blonde, and Mr. Orange. Throughout the story, flashbacks of how Mr. Blonde, White, and Orange came into the job.
The movie contains some violent scenes but not very gratuitous. The dismemberment of a police officer's ear is the most graphic, but it is the camera closeups of Marvin Nash and the taunting music that makes it more disturbing. Other conventional gun fights take place. In the beginning there is sexual content as the men talk about the true meaning of "Like a Virgin". But the most of the objectionable content is in the language. The men use f*ck close to 300 times along with s*it, n*gger, wetback, and other obscenities. But extreme as this may seem, it is no reason not to watch this movie.
What really drew me to this movie is not it's cinematic "quality" per-say. It was the raw power and ferocity it contained. It was real, raw, and exciting. THere is no sugar-coating to make a gangsters life seem "cool" or "hip". You see the true nature of crime. To really understand how much i like this movie please watch it. I can safely say that you won't be disappointed. Grade: 10/10