Clowns to the left of me; Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Quentin Tarantino exploded onto the cinematic landscape with this sparkling example of his soon-to-be trademark styling -- nonlinear narrative, pop culture references, a killer soundtrack, blood and brilliant dialogue combining to create a heist film defiant of existing scriptwriting norms.

The film is about a jewellery store robbery, yet the robbery itself is so immaterial it isn't shown. What is, however, is the well-crafter interplay between the characters -- initially known to each other only by coloured aliases (Mr Blonde, Mr White) -- during the events leading up to, and following, the actual crime. Smashing.

Go watch it again tonight.

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