New York Daily News
This movie isn't really about anything. It's just a flashy, stylistically daring exercise in cinematic mayhem.
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Reservoir Dogs
Former video store clerk Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut. A mob boss hires six strangers to pull off a jewelry store heist. They are knicknamed to hide their identities: Mr White (Harvey Keitel), Mr Orange (Tim Roth), Mr Blonde (Michael Madsen), Mr Pink (Steve Buscemi), Mr Brown (Tarantino) and Mr Blue (Edward Bunker).
The plan backfires and Mr Brown is shot. The survivors gather back at their rendezvous warehouse and realise one of them must be a policement informant, who gave the game away. But who?
International Critics' Award winner at Toronto Film Festival 1992.
1992Rating: R1899 minsUSA
DramaMystery
- Director:
- Quentin Tarantino (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Quentin Tarantino
- Cast:
- Harvey KeitelTim RothMichael MadsenChris PennSteve BuscemiLawrence TierneyQuentin TarantinoEdward Bunker
Reservoir Dogs / Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
Reservoir Dogs is funny, thrilling, and so unabashedly violent it both shocks you and leaves you giddy at your own capacity for shock.
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Film Threat
I can't remember a movie getting me so excited about what you could do with a little bit of money, some fine actors, and lots of beautifully profane rhythmic dialogue.
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Variety
Grabs the viewer by the lapels and shakes hard, but it also is about nothing other than a bunch of macho guys and how big their guns are.
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The New York Times
Modestly budgeted crime movie of sometimes dazzling cinematic pyrotechnics and over-the- top dramatic energy.
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Roger Ebert
The movie feels like it's going to be terrific, but Tarantino's script doesn't have much curiosity about these guys.
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Hollywood Reporter
Those who survive it emerge in a shell-shocked euphoria -- so good and so blunt is the writing.
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Empire Magazine
Remarkable macho crime caper that is at once violent, sickeningly funny and utterly compelling.
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BBC
Tarantino exploits audience savvy, preferring to build anticipation, mesmerise, and then cut away at the climax.
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