Dogs is a heist film without a heist and an action film without much action. Tarantino's talent for dialogue, however, is what catapults Dogs into instant-classic status. If not, suffice to say it involves Blonde's switchblade and the cop's ear. If you've already seen it, you'll know what I mean. "I don't really give a good fuck what you know, or don't know," he says, matter of fact, "but I'm going to torture you, anyway." He makes a half-hearted attempt at pretending he's trying to punch some information out of the sap, but soon gives up all pretence and carries on hitting him just for the fun of it. Instead, he ties his victim to a chair and uses him as a punch bag. So when Blonde takes him back to the warehouse, you suspect it's not to share a few beers and watch Kojak reruns till the wee hours.
Pink gets his hands on the diamonds, but it's Blonde who really hits pay dirt when he snags himself a hostage. Joe rewards him with a place on the crew, but when the heist is ambushed, a trigger-happy Blonde loses it and starts shooting innocent bystanders. Madsen, in particular, stands out as the sadistic Mr Blonde, who has just served a four-year stretch for Joe and he didn't squeal. It's like a whodunnit without the murder, but who needs a heist when you've got a razor-sharp script and a red hot cast? We see the build up - Joe putting his team together, giving them their "cover" names - and we see the fallout, after it all goes wrong, but not the job itself.
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The heist-gone-wrong story is nothing new, but this is a heist movie with a difference. White, Orange and Pink manage to make it back to the rendezvous, a deserted warehouse out in the sticks, but Pink is convinced the whole job was a set-up.
They're a motley crew of small-time losers and it's no surprise when things go wrong. He plays Mr Brown, a two-bit con, hired by crime boss Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney) to carry out a jewellery store robbery with five other usual suspects: Mr White (Harvey Keitel), Mr Orange (Tim Roth), Mr Blonde (Michael Madsen), Mr Blue (Eddie Bunker) and Mr Pink (Steve Buscemi). Quentin Tarantino wrote, directed and starred in this ultra-cool heist story that achieved instant cult status and spawned a million poor imitations.
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