Tarantino's best

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2012)

Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed Reservoir Dogs in what may be the greatest film debut ever. A 1.2 million dollar budget is stretched to the limit with a tremendous ensemble cast including Harvey Keitel as Mr. White, Steve Buscemi as Mr. Pink, Tim Roth as Mr. Orange, Michael Madsen as Mr. Blondel(his most sadistic role), and Tarantino as Mr. Brown.
The structure is very unconventional, relying on flashbacks and running backwards at times. The script is dazzling, funny and viciously sarcastic; the usual Tarantino trademarks, as used in the much more well known "Pulp Fiction." This is darker and more twisted than P.F.
The crime is a simple diamond heist by the Multicolor named cast. The high point is Mr. Blondel(Madsen) in a torture scene involving a knife and Stealers Wheels song "Stuck in The Middle with You." You will never hear the tune the same way again. This is one of my ten best films, a great ride.