Reservoir Dogs

Written and Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Harvey Keitel, Tarantino et al.

Very strong melodrama about a jewel heist gone wrong, with a bunch of crooks who make the "Goodfellas" gang look like nursery school teachers. Despite the rampant psychoses and the brutal violence, the film is often very funny, with a superior script, and excellent performances by a fine cast which, Keitel aside, is not well known.