13 of 1001 Reservoir Dogs

Again Quentin Tarantino at his best.

The premise of this film is simple enough. A group of criminals break into a bank and steal money. One of the men is an undercover cop who infiltrates the group and gains everyones trust. Instead of using their real names everyone is designated a color. Orange, Brown, Pink, etc.

Famous line "Why do I have to be Mr. Pink?" said rather convincingly by Steve Buscemi. Good point, because other colors are on another job.

The best scene in this film and you'll understand why when you see it, is the scene with the cop tied to a chair and the strains of "Stuck in the Middle With You" by Gerry Rafferty playing in the background. I won't give away what happens, but I will say this, you'll never listen to that song the same way again. The imagery is very intense.

I liked this film, I thought it worked on many levels. I cared about Mr. Orange and whether he'd be found out as the undercover cop. I liked the gore, and the conversations between the men. We never see the bank robbery all we know is that something went terribly wrong. This film is Quentin Tarantino's answer to the Rat Pack films of the 1950's (ala Ocean's 11).

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