A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.
Tarantino, in Reservoir Dogs, has made a nihilist comedy about how human nature will always undercut the best-laid plans.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep 2011
rotten:
A much-acclaimed revisionist gangster film that I found to have more style than substance.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jun 2013
fresh:
Tarantino's palpable enthusiasm, his unapologetic passion for what he's created, reinvigorates this venerable plot and, mayhem aside, makes it involving for longer than you might suspect.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jun 2013
fresh:
A brash, brutal crime-caper film, Reservoir Dogs has enough raw energy for 10 motion pictures and more than enough rough stuff to traumatize the sensitive. But not only does Dogs have teeth, it has brains.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jun 2013
rotten:
The film, for all its mayhem and fury, is too distant to be truly disturbing; it treats everything with an impatient, born-too-late shrug.