Toby Wong?

Rating: 10/10 (30 April 2003)

From the hilarious opening to the perplexing blood soaked ending 'Reservoir Dogs' is a masterpeice. It centers around five men and a robbery they will do anything to pull off.
As in all of Tarantino's works, dialogue plays an important role. Not only do the men discuss how the plan went wrong and who the rat is, but also what the intent of 'Like a Virgin' was and the reason why one doesn't care to tip their waitress. What's really terrific about Reservoir Dogs is that it shows us things that you would never seen in another crime picture. Such things as under-confident robbers, the glee the criminals get when torturing a poor defenseless cop, and the over-all sloppiness of the in-and-out job they were supposed to achieve. Tarantino directs by setting the camera down in front of his actors and letting them just play the scene straight out with not that many cuts. During acton scenes, the man is willing to and will put the camera anywhere. The film looks beautiful.

The acting is superb. The legendary cast includes Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn, Michael Madsen, Edward Bunker, Tim Roth, Lawrence Tierney and Tarantino himself. All of these men do wonderful work and fit their roles perfectly. It's as if every character was written with each actor in mind.
***** (Out of 5)