Early start for Tarantino, but a strong one

Rating: 8/10 (4 August 2019)

A very solid foundational piece with all of Tarantino's signature moves.
The cast here is not to be missed, with Steve Buscemi, Harvey Kietel and Tim Roth holding down the fort for most of the film.
I'd only critique that some of the dialogue and acting seemed over the top during the early portions of the film. Kietel missed a cigarette lighting in one scene.
But the film still gets a solid 8. It feels like an "independent film", because even though it was a simple story, it was told with its own voice. Not for the masses, but for itself. The film's got character.
There's nothing mind blowing about it, but it's short, mean, raw, cool. It knows it's not clean, but is still professional about it. Solid. I may watch it a 3rd time in a few years.