A classic film of a crime gone wrong

Rating: 10/10 (26 September 1999)

My Age: 13
A bunch of criminals, given codenames of colors (Mr White, played by Harvey Keitel, Mr Orange, played by Tim Roth, Mr Pink, played by Steve Buscemi, Mr Blonde, played by Michael Madsen, Mr Brown, played by Quentin Tarantino, and Mr Blue, played by Eddie Bunker) are assembled by Joe Cabot, played by Lawrence Tierney, and his son Nice Guy Eddie, played by Chris Penn, to stage a robbery at a diamond warehouse. When the cops appear on the scene, the crime foiled, the guys meet back at their rendezvous, and conclude that one of them is an undercover cop, or an informer, but who?
Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut Reservoir Dogs is a film which is almost entirely set at the rendezvous and consists mostly of talk. Doesn't sound too promising, but it is a very good film, a classic even. The talk in the film is very amusing and there are lots of stories, anecdotes and jokes that the guys tell each other. There are some great scenes, for example when Mr White and Mr Pink are arguing and have their guns trained on each other, and when Mr Blonde tortures a cop that he has taken hostage to the tune of "Stuck in the Middle With You". The classic "Mexican standoff" at the end is very satisfying, and caps off a great film.
Australian Classification: R 18+: High Level Violence and Coarse Language
Rating: 85 out of 100