Crime
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the crime genre.
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Reservoir Dogs
I admit my slight unfairness when I say my only complaint about Reservoir Dogs is that it’s too short. Many great movies leave you wanting more, but here I was left needing more. I also didn’t like how a couple of the team members were completely irrelevant. These issues could solve each other. Still, it’s… (read more)
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Jackie Brown
Though it arguably has Quentin Tarantino‘s best soundtrack, Jackie Brown is universally considered the “least Tarantino” movie. To a Tarantino fan, that means it lacks all of what makes the director’s films so fun and unique. Jackie Brown is a predictable heist story lacking excitement or memorable characters (particularly the poorly-defined lead herself). The chemistry… (read more)
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Death Proof
Death Proof shows a tragic shame when the moment Quentin Tarantino decides to carry a film only with his usually reputable dialogue that his writing is at its absolute worst. The young girls’ sassy shtick gets annoying quickly, and it feels like they just want to hear themselves talk (about nothing). The self-obsession is grating… (read more)
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American Psycho
American Psycho is clever and hilarious, one of the most shocking and original comedies out there. The social commentary is shallow and it’s a little awkward in the rare moments where the movie tries to be more than a comedy (like the ending). But for the most part American Psycho is so simultaneously funny and… (read more)
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Scarface
The Godfather is significant in how it makes us love a family of criminals as people, and Goodfellas shows us all the thrills that come with the high-life. Scarface gets plain and ugly about the underground, and Tony Montana (Al Pacino) suffers for his obsession with power. Even when he’s on top of the world… (read more)
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The Killing
Sure, The Killing is a notable and influential blueprint for many future heist movies, but so many of those heist movies to come would be far more entertaining and better written than it. The running time is just too limited to give us reason to care about any of the characters—although it tries—and the heist… (read more)