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.
Most of this movie takes place in this warehouse, but, in-between, you get backstories for each of the main characters in this movie. The dialogue and the acting are really good and there is also a fair amount of dry humor. It’s actually quite an entertaining movie.
This movie’s non-linear story-telling makes the runtime feel longer than it is and is my main issue with the movie. The violence in this movie can also be a little too much. The torture scene was torturous to watch. Really made me uncomfortable. The movie isn’t really that violent when I think about it. Some scenes in Scorsese’s movies were more violent than this. This movie is more of a bloodbath. If you’re bothered by blood, don’t watch any Quentin Tarantino movie. It’s really going to mess with you.
Overall, this is a good movie. The plot is simple but highly entertaining, the characters are interesting, the acting and the dialogue as I said were great, but the non-linear story-telling slowed the movie down for and the violence is over the top. I’m giving this movie 8/10*!
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Written by: Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Randy Brooks, Kirk Baltz, Edward Bunker, Quentin Tarantino
Runtime: 109 minutes