Welcome to the criminal world, Tarantino style. Plenty of blood, violence, and swearing and a great story in the middle. Beautifully written and shot this movie grabs your attention and never lets go. Job: Steal a shipment of polished stones - diamonds - that came in from Isreal. Location of job: Local jewelery shop. Number of men needed for job: five. Time needed to complete job: 2 minutes. Sounds easy enough right? Maybe not. Joe, the big boss, and his son Eddie, played wonderfully by the late Chris Penn, bring together five of their most trusted criminal friends and aquaintances for a diamond heist.
None of them know anything about each other which is how Joe wants to keep it. He instructs them not to offer any personal information about themselves to each other. No names, no history, nothing. That should keep everyone safe in case one of them isn't as trustworthy as they thought. He also gives each one of them an alias. Mr. Brown, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Orange, Mr. White, and Mr. Pink. "Why do I have to be Mr. Pink. It sounds like Mr. P****y. Can I pick my own name. I'll be Mr. Purple." "No you can't pick you're own names becaue everyone will want to be Mr. Black. You will be Mr. Pink. Be thankful you're not Mr. Yellow." It's great dialogue like this that make this movie that much more entertaining to watch.
Mr. Brown, who we don't see very much of, is played by Tarantino, and he's the wheel man. He waits patiently in the car for the rest of the crew to complete the job. Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, and Mr. Orange played by are crowd control. They keep everyone in check. "Someone steps out of line, smash the butt of your gun into the bridge of their nose. That will keep everyone too scared to be a hero." Just like Mr. Brown, we don't see too much of Mr. Blue either, but we see Mr. Blonde throughout. He's the crazy one. The man with no boss. The old term that someone has blood as cold as ice, well that's him. Calm, cool, calculated. Will he ruin the plan by going too far? Mr. White and Mr. Pink, played by Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi, are the men who'll take the manager to the back to get the stones. Mr. White plays the character that is lead by his emotions. All the decisions he makes seems to be based on emotions whether it be anger or empathy. Mr. Pink is the opposite. Rational. Straight to the point. Doesn't let emotions get in the way of making decisions, and he usually seems to be right.
November 20, 2011
