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Strikingly shot and funny opening scence has eight criminals at breakfast arguing the true meaning of Madonna's 'Like a Virgin.' Script fractures very cleverly into an intricate flashback structure that mixes the post robbery mess with telling character and plot details from the planning stages.
To put it chronologically, crime kingpin Lawrence Tierney and son Chris Penn recruit six pros to whom they assign false colour, colour themed names, so that no one will know anything about the others. The diamond heist at an LA jewelry store goes awry, however, when it becomes apparent the cops have been tipped off.
Hotheaded Harvey Keitel takes his injured cohort, Tim Roth, to a hideout where they are soon joined by Steve Buscemi. As they ponder who the rat may have been, in comes psychotic Michael Madsen with a hostage cop. This launches the bloodbath for real.
Tarantino's complex plot construction works very well, relieving the warehouse setting's claustrophobia. Dialogue is snappy, imaginative, and loaded with threats, and the director, presumably with the help of Keitel, has assembled a perfect cast.
The film stars Harvey Keitel as Mr.White/Larry, Steve Buscemi as Mr.Pink, Michael Madsen as Mr.Blonde/Vic, Tim Roth as Mr.Orange/Freddy, Chris Penn as Nice Guy Eddie and Lawrence Tierney as Joe Cabot, who all play their parts excellently. The film also features Quentin Tarantino as Mr.Brown, Eddie Bunker as Mr.Blue and Randy Brooks as Holdaway.
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