Reservoir Dogs Reviews
Top CriticTarantino, in Reservoir Dogs, has made a nihilist comedy about how human nature will always undercut the best-laid plans.
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| Original Score: A
Undeniably impressive pic 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.
It's unclear whether this macho thriller does anything to improve the state of the world or our understanding of it, but it certainly sets off enough rockets to hold and shake us for every one of its 99 minutes.
You may not like the terms Tarantino sets, but you have to admit he succeeds on them.
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| Original Score: A
A small, modestly budgeted crime movie of sometimes dazzling cinematic pyrotechnics and over-the- top dramatic energy.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Those who survive it emerge in a shell-shocked euphoria -- so good and so blunt is the writing.
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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| Original Score: 2.5/4
It's extremely well-acted, written with flair and directed by a 29-year-old first-timer, Quentin Tarantino, who always knows where to put the camera, when to cut to a flashback and how to draw the best work from his brilliant cast.
The writing is crisp and clean, providing line after line of snappy dialogue designed to leave the viewer alternately pondering and laughing aloud.
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| Original Score: 4/4
A nod to such noir crime classics as Stanley Kubrick's "The Killing," the movie's more than savvy sensationalism. Suspense, horror and humor are expertly interwoven.
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| Original Score: 5/5
