Reservoir Dogs- My favorite Tarantino movie

Rating: 10/10 (24 November 2019)

Reservoir Dogs is one of the coolest films ever made, along with being one of the best thrillers ever made. The film is about the aftermath of a failed diamond heist. None of the robbers no each other true identity, as they were given color code names, and they suspect that one of them is an undercover police officer. There many interesting players in the game, Mr. Pink, the level headed professional who is all to vocal in his lack of care for others, Mr. Orange, a newcomer who's been shot it the stomach, Mr. Blonde, a man who seemed on the level until he started murdering in cold blood and cutting of people's ears, Nice guy Eddie, who's father orchestrated the heist, and Joe Cabbot, who planned the heist and is Eddie's father, and Marvin Nash, a cop who has been kidnapped by mister blonde. Pink, Orange, White, Blonde, and Eddie are basically stuck in an abandoned wearhouse, which served as there meetup point. Tensions are high, and it doesn't help that Mr. Orange was shot in the stomach prior to arriving at the wearhouse, and is currently bleeding to death in the floor. Mr. Pink claims to have gotten the diamonds, and says he stashed them at a nearby location. Mr. White and Eddie follow, Leaving Mr. Blonde in charge of keeping an eye on Mr. Orange and Marvin, the cop. Mr. Blonde decides that torturing the police officer would be much more entertaining than just sitting there, so he turns on the radio, does a little jig, and begins to cut up his face with a razor. He eventually cuts of the officer's ear. He then attempts to burn the cop alive, but is stopped by Orange's 9mm. It is then revealed that Orange was the undercover cop all along. Oranges back story of how he infiltrated the organization, leading up to the robbery, and then the immediate aftermath of the robbery are shown to us via flashback. It is during this that we experience one of Tarantino's most well crafted scenes. Mr. Orange, or Freddy Neundyke, is preparing to go undercover. His handler is teaching him an anecdote that the criminals will enjoy hearing about. Freddy/Orange goes from learning the story, to telling the story, to living the story while narrating it. The film ends when Pink, White, and Eddie come back with the diamonds, and Joe shows up, a bit annoyed with the situation. Joe announces that he is going to kill Orange, because he believes him to be the rat, even though he has no evidence. He justifies it with instinct. Mr. White points his gun at Joe, stating that if he shoots Orange, he'll die next. Eddie, frustrates with White's threats against his father, points his revolver at White. During this tense Mexican standoff, Pink is hiding in the corner with the diamonds. If these people want to shoot each other, fine, but I'm keeping my money. Joe starts off the dominos of death by shooting orange. Joe is then shot by White, who is in turn shot by Eddie, who is in turn shot by White. It turns out both White and Orange survived. Out of a sense of obligation, Freddy reveals to White that he was the undercover cop all along. This moment is especially tragic, considering that White has been a father figure for Orange throughout this whole ordeal, going so far as to take a bullet for him. It is then that Pink scampers off like the rodent he is. The movie ends on a cliff hanger, with it being implied that White killed Orange and was then killed by police officers, but the camera zooms in so far we never actually see any of this. This movie is very clearly inspired by French crime films, most notably the ones by Jean-Luc Goddard, and Hong Kong action films, most notably City on Fire. One thing I noticed is that the camera is almost always handheld in this movie. I believe this was done to add a sense of franticness, and anxiety, and it sure accomplished that. Reservoir Dogs is a perfect thriller and a perfect film all around.