The right guys for the right job, when something goes terribly wrong.

Rating: Null/10 (30 October 2011)

A team of experts is assembled to pull off one big job for a powerful crime boss. Although these specialists were brought together to insure a smooth, successful operation, something goes wrong and leaves everyone to figure out why it happened and who couldn't be trusted. As the movie revolves around the aftermath of a bad situation, you're assured that things could still get much worse, and they do. After a relatively low-keyed and light hearted conversation, there-by introducing the cast of characters, Quentin Tarantino's directing thrusts you straight to the unfortunate end of a bad jewelry heist. From here we spend the majority of the movie hiding out with the well shaken and confused survivors of the botched job in an old warehouse. From this rendezvous location, we'll learn (mostly) through the use of flashbacks, how everything happened, and why these people were selected to be a part of this operation. The cast of characters packs a huge punch. They're actions and dialogs are very convincing. While some of the movie makes use of flashbacks to establish key points and character relevance, some of the time it's the excellent acting between a few lead actors that has you believing in events that the movie didn't always show you. Apart from the minimal screen time by Quentin Tarantino as Mr. Brown, the remaining lead actors share almost equal movie time. Mr. White, played by Harvey Keitel, seems to be the most central character as the experienced and respected elder of the elite crime team. Mr. Pink, played by Steve Buscemi, is just as dominate, sharing the stage the majority of the time with Mr. White as they hash out the debacle in an effort to solve the riddle of who tipped off the cops and ratted out the team. Just as important are the roles by Tim Roth, as the injured Mr. Orange and Chris Penn as Nice Guy Eddie Cabot – the son of crime boss Joe Cabot and the reason Michael Madsen's character, Mr. Blonde, has a second chance career within the crime world. Additionally, and not to be under appreciated, is Kirk Baltz's convincingly gruesome performance as a tortured policeman, that has you wincing with every violent act committed against him. The use of a supporting soundtrack is minimal, if not almost totally nonexistent, except for the opening and closing credits, and also when needed to stylize a particular violent moment. The majority of the lighting appeared to be natural. The restaurant, the view of the actors inside of the cars, the interior of the warehouse, the street scenes etc., were all meant to just depict environments in ways that we could relate to; just how they would look if we were walking by or were riding along while Mr. Orange was bleeding to death in the back seat of Mr. White's car. There seemed to be no deliberate lighting enhancement; thus giving the movie added realism. It looks as if Quentin Tarantino was going for an environment that "felt" real to the viewer. It's this realism that makes us squirm at the graphical violence and question why things could've went wrong, right alongside of the characters. I particularly enjoyed how the movie unfolded and the answers were revealed at just the right moments through the use of recollections and excellent dialog. It's a winning formula in movie making and storytelling for Mr. Tarantino; one that seems somewhat repeated with his other movies such as Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and Kill Bill 1 & 2.