A Fantastic Film

Rating: 9/10 (19 April 2006)

This is a great film. I loved it the first time i saw it on television and have both Region 2 copies of the DVD releases.
I watched this film again at the weekend for the first time in ages and I had forgotten how good it actually is! It has a great story, a heist gone wrong, told in a non-linear fashion. It has a great cast, including three outstanding performances in my opinion (Keitel, Madsen & Roth) and a memorable script with countless quotable scenes.
Everything about this film is interesting. The conversation in the coffee shop where we are introduced to all the characters and are given a little insight to them. This scene is funny, but doesn't prepare us for the mayhem to proceed. After the title credits we meet tow of the characters in a getaway car, one covered in blood, not sure he is gonna live and the other one panicking and trying to clam him down while driving away. We then reach the warehouse where we remain for the majority of the film and find put more about the characters and the robbery gone wrong.
I wish I knew more about cinematography and the like to really appreciate films, but always listen to commentary's and watch the documentaries on DVDs to get a greater insight into that kinda thing, however the camera work in this film is really interesting and you can tell every shot had a lot of planning behind it.
I think Quentin Tarantino is great and i have throughly enjoyed all of his films and scripts i have seen (TR, NBK, RD, PF, JB, KBV1&2) and think its great that he uses similar things in his films (big kahuna burgers, red apple cigs) and characters are referenced (Alabama and Marsellus are both mentioned by Joe in RD) I know this isn't very coherent, or in-depth. This is my first review of a film, but I think it's that good that I felt compelled to do so! I'm only an amateur film%