Review - Reservoir Dogs

"Reservoir Dogs" is a hard-edged crime drama, and a powerful ensemble character piece.
Six career criminals are gathered by crime boss Joe Cabot to pull a job - a jewel heist. The men know nothing about each other...not even their names. They are given new names by Cabot...to prevent them from learning anything about each other. The job goes extremely wrong. Some of the gang are killed...some are wounded...some are missing. And the ones who made it out alive now only have one question - What went wrong? Slowly, they begin to theorize that one of their group is an undercover cop...but who?
Quentin Tarantino is know well-known for his extremely visual and unorthodox style of filmmaking. "Reservoir Dogs" was the first widely distributed example of his vision. This is not a movie for the faint of heart. Tarantino has no bones about spilling blood and does so with relish. But everything he places in a movie has its place...even the things that you barely even notice. This movie did not have a huge budget...but between Tarantino's style of directing, an excellent story, and a great cast of characters...it comes out as a success.
The strength of any of Tarantino's movies are the chemistry between the actors. And "Reservoir Dogs" is a great example of that. He seems to have the ability to pick the perfect person for a role...and gets the best performance out of that actor.
As I pointed out earlier, this is not a movie for everyone. But anyone looking for a hard-nosed crime drama that isn't afraid to get its hands dirty, "Reservoir Dogs" will deliver.
Starring - Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, and Steve Buscemi. Directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Time - 1 hour, 39 minutes. Rated - R (Violence, language)