There is nothing original to say that Tarantino made an astounding job, with a tight and tense ( if not too original ) plot,and perfect filming and actor direction. The reason why I write this comment is the following story about Michael Madsen, a regretfully underrated actor, who as MrBlonde manages to stand out from a splendid cast. I read it long ago, at the time of the release of ' Reservoir Dogs ', and while I cannot vouch for its veracity, I think it highly believable: it says that when Madsen audited for the part, he held the audience spellbound for a whole twenty minutes, with the casting director wondering very uneasily whether he was not a real psychopath...