An overly violent movie that builds up to an unsatisfying ending

Rating: 4/10 (17 April 2009)

I honestly don't see why people consider this one of the greatest movies of all time. After having just watched it, the gritty violence is still fresh in my mind, and I can appreciate how well the actors played their parts, but in the end I'm left quite unsatisfied.
I came into the movie thinking that there would be some sort of resolution, or actual focused conflict; what I got was a disappointing ending, weak dialogue, poorly-organized meandering flashbacks, and a struggle so scattered throughout all the characters that I stopped caring altogether about their concerns.
Odd thing about my disliking Reservoir Dogs, though, is that I normally love blood and gore in cinema! However, if this movie's taught me anything, it's that there needs to be context behind it.