First of all, I liked the dialogues that I had previously found boring and uninteresting and primitive. I thought about every sentence, every word. This whole movie is filled with great dialogue. At first it seems that this is the nonsense of a stew mare, but then you realize that every phrase makes sense. Even the first couple of minutes of the film, when the main characters sit in a cafe and talk about tipping waitresses. Even by this seemingly meaningless nonsense, it was easy to learn about the character of each of the characters. And each subsequent dialogue brought something new to the film.
Second, it’s a great script, and therefore a story. Bandits, having punctured on one main case, take turns to come to the specified point and begin to find out who the traitor is. At first, the movie keeps you in suspense, but then, by the middle of the movie, it opens all the cards, and it gets even more interesting. You start looking more closely at flashbacks, because you know what's going to happen next, and you try to read them in the face. I don’t know if this movie is about crime in the United States. It would seem that ordinary criminals, unless of course they are serial killers, do not differ in great intelligence, but here each hero has his own individuality, not one is different from the other.
I loved all the characters and all the actors, but I was most inspired by Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi and Michael Madsen. I really liked Tim Roth the most. On his face for the whole film you could read all the pain and joys of life. He's eerie pain and fear, to the point of contempt for himself in the ultimate flashbacks. He didn’t say much, given that the whole movie was about dialogue, and for the most part, he was in his blood, but in the minutes he was in the picture, he really struck me. Then Steve Buscemi. He is one of my favorite actors. In every movie, he always has a bright appearance, and he always plays great. His character was a cowardly robber who suspected everyone and everything. And Madsen, of course. Above all praise. He was, in my opinion, the most creative character, although half of it is due to the actor himself. Well, I can't help but mention Harvey Kaitel and his two famous scenes with guns, first with Busheme and then with Penn and Tierney. Then I saw something similar in several films, but so elegant and spectacular, nowhere else.
It is considered the first work of Quentin Tarantino. It was immediately clear that the emphasis in this film will be on the plot and the acting, and not on entertainment and special effects. That's what the budget says. Although I consider the reference work of this master “Pulp Fiction”, but these films are in many ways similar. They both have a small budget, a lot of actors moved from dogs to reading, and of course the Vega brothers. It is a pity that the world will never see a film about these two brothers. That would be very interesting. And of course, Tarantino could not resist playing a cameo role in both of these films. Although he's understandable. The film is low-budget and therefore he had to constantly be behind the camera, and the shooting itself was heavy. One police chase after Bushemi is worth it.
I really liked the movie, although I didn’t see it the first time.
9 out of 10
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