When it comes to big ensemble movies with a star studded cast, it can be very difficult to allow every character to breathe and get enough screen time. In Reservoir Dogs Tarantino masterfully demonstrates that his years as a movie fan have helped him build a great all star cast and an overall fantastic film.
This being an ensemble movie, the cast needs to be solid enough to hold your attention and really sell you'r movie. Thankfully all the actors do a fantastic job in their rolls. Personally I really enjoyed the performances from Harvey Keitel's veteran Mr.White, and Steve Buscemi's weasly Mr.Pink. But if I had to choose one performance that really blew me away it would have to be Micheal Madsen as the psychopathic Mr.Blond. Every time that his character is on screen he is always speaking in kind-of soft tone, and whenever he talks it almost seems like there's a lot about him that we don't know. As for the rest of the cast, they all deliver solid performances all around.
I think that the fact that this is a heist movie in which we never actually see the heist is brilliant. As the movie progress we get a few small vignettes on several characters that give us some back story on what they were doing before the heist. These not only make the mystery of who the rat is more interesting but they also add some layers of character development in a unique way.
There's another aspect of the film that I feel I should touch on. In the time span the movie takes place in (I'd say maybe a week or two) there's a special radio event happening called K-Billy's Super Sounds of the 70s. This was the coolest friggin addition to the movie in my opinion. from Gerry Rafferty's swinging "Stuck in the Middle with You" to George Baker's slick "Little Green Bag". These songs and others make the film overall a lot more fun and are all catchy to boot!
In conclusion Reservoir Dogs is a classic heist movie with a great cast, an interesting whodunit story and great music to boot. Definitely give this one a watch whether your a Tarantino expert or you don't even know who the guy is. I give this film 4.5 stars out of 5.
I'm Manny and I'll see you guys next time.
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