Quentin Tarantino. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Six criminals, who are strangers to each other, are hired by a crime boss, Joe Cabot, to carry out a diamond robbery.
Right at the outset, they are given false names with the intention that they won't get too close and will concentrate on the job instead. They are completely sure that the robbery is going to be a success. But, when the police show up right at the time and the site of the robbery, panic spreads amongst the group members, and two of them are killed in the subsequent shootout, along with a few policemen and civilians.
When the remaining people assemble at the premeditated rendezvous point a warehouse , they begin to suspect that one of them is an undercover cop.
Rated R for strong violence and language. Did you know Edit. Trivia The film's budget was so low that many of the actors were asked to simply bring their own clothing as wardrobe; most notably Chris Penn 's track jacket.
The signature black suits were provided for free by the designer, based on her love for the American crime film genre. Steve Buscemi wore his own black jeans instead of suit pants, and Michael Madsen wore a jacket and pants that came from two different suits. Goofs at around 1h 25 mins After leaving Mr. Brown, during the steadicam shot following in front of Mr. White and Mr.
Orange, there is clearly a group of crew members in the far background on a smoke break and drinking beverages, watching the scene. Quotes Nice Guy Eddie : C'mon, throw in a buck! Crazy credits The opening credits leave out Writing and Directing credits.
They are then shown first during the end credits. User reviews 1. Top review. A stylish and excellent example of expert story-telling. After watching this half a dozen times with a biased, anti-Tarantino, "what the heck is so great about this guy, anyway" view which, as most anyone watching any film with that view and a fair bit of self-knowledge will tell you, is a rather fruitless practice in pointlessness An unusual film, at least for its time.
A stylish film full of cool dialog, cinematography, editing and music. The whole thing comes together perfectly and is very short of creating a sublime film experience. The plot is excellently written and told. The pace is perfect. I wasn't bored for a second, nor did I ever really want it to move faster or slower. The cinematography is magnificent, and incredibly well-integrated.
Pans, dolly trips and, lest we forget, the stationary shots Very stylized. The acting is top-notch all-round. With most of the cast being name actors, this is no surprise, but they really do shine. Madsen, Buscemi, Keitel, Roth The one role that had less than good I'm speaking, of course, of Tarantino's character. Now, don't get me wrong; in From Dusk Till Dawn, this man did great. But just about any other time I've seen him act, he just doesn't seem to have the first clue.
Being a film-maker myself albeit on somewhat of a smaller scale than Quentin , I can relate to wanting to cast yourself in a role Still, that is a minor complaint. Another one might be that there are at least two fairly big characters that seem completely and entirely expendable I won't name them here, but anyone who's seen the film will know who I'm talking about.
All the characters, however, are well-written and their actions credible. Tarantino knows his stuff when it comes to writing Well-delivered, too. When it comes to direction, he shows how talented he is, as well. One of the most popular locations in Los Angeles , the Park Plaza has been given a major makeover but no loner functions as a hotel. Visit: Los Angeles. Travelling around: Los Angeles Metro.
Please send any corrections or additions to info movie-locations. So the formalistic brilliance of Tarantino was here from the start, but so was the thing that — at least for me — would go on to be a nagging, distancing element of his particular brand of cinema. Blonde says. Is it amusing to the movie? At least until that moment when it becomes too much and the camera pans away.
And then there is the self-satisfaction of the nihilistic ending, which is too eager to leave us in a state of bloody shock. Movies Are Prayers, Josh's book Get it here.
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