Belatedly ... Reservoir Dogs

Somehow or other I have managed to go twenty-four years without seeing this cultural icon in its entirety. I had soundly judged that it is not really the Groupie's sort of thing and most of my film viewing is done a deux. That has not however prevented me from seeing the later Tarantino oeuvre and my abiding impression has been of a talent unfulfilled. I had rather expected that Reservoir Dogs, the director's first project would, thanks to its spareness, be more satisfying. It is not. Not quite. It is stylish and clever but held back by its gratuitous knowingness. I admired it but didn't overly like it. Nonetheless 7/10.