Reservoir Dogs

In April 2020, I watched Reservoir Dogs on DVD. It was released in 1992 and it is Quentin Tarantino's debut movie as a director and screenwriter. Tarantino also appeared as an actor in it. I had watched it for the first time many years ago and I had avoided watching it due to plenty of the bloody scenes in it since then. 

A professional criminal and his son recruit six bad guys in order to carry out their robbery plan, and then the six guys wearing black suits and sunglasses attempt to rob a jewelry shop as a team following the plan. The story starts like that. 

I do not like a bloody scene knowing that the blood is fake, so I am really sorry that the film shows plenty of bloodshed. Aside from it, I really like it. It was produced with a low budget, so the scale was naturally small. However, all of the characters were always chatting and arguing with each other, so I never felt bored despite lack of women. Especially when they were joking with each other, the feel became peaceful in spite of a crime movie. The six men surely included a traitor, but the criminals were never pitiful and miserable about it when they became irritated and annoyed about it. I then thought that they embodied the phrase "bad boys will be bad boys" and I felt comfortable with the guys, though they were criminals. It was maybe because of Tarantino's direction. The film reminded me that the director's second movie, Pulp Fiction, and his latest movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood had the same air as it. I like Pulp Fiction the best among three of the movies. 

The lead, Harvey Keitel, was diminutive but sturdy. He showed his presence whenever he spoke. He was always cool. I have been a fan of him since I watched Mean Street in which he gave a wonderful performance as a young man who values friendship. The middle-aged Keitel looked good, too. By the way, Keitel sometimes reminds me Joe Pesci. Both of them appeared in Irishman together. Although each has not become a superstar like Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, yet each always has its strong presence and is a wonderful actor. 

As for the other actors in it, I believe that all of them wonderfully acted, however, I also thought that it was thanks to Tarantino's brilliant script and direction, so I omit my comments about them here.