Start watching Kubrick’s THE KILLING now.

"I didn't go out of my way to do a rip-off of `The Killing,' but I did think of it as my `Killing,' my take on that kind of heist movie"

I wouldn't think of giving away the game. The writing and editing are the keys to how this film never seems to be the deceptive assembly that it is, but appears to be proceeding on schedule, whatever that schedule is. We accept even action that makes absolutely no sense, as in a crucial moment involving Nikki the sharpshooter.

I don’t know if that was one of Stanley Kubrick’s favorite of his movies, but I felt, watching it, even though it’s an older movie, the brutal realness of what was happening. It never felt like a movie, it always felt like you were watching something real, a documentary about it or something. And I think that is the best feeling you can get. Obviously, there are Kubrick scholars who go on and on about it, but to me it’s just a question of impact and the dramatic integrity of it, and in that sense it ranks up there with anything.

If you like Reservoir Dogs, check out The Killing. Kubrick’s non-linear film about a horse track heist with an eccentric team of thieves is awesome and incredibly fast paced for a movie from the 50’s. (Feels like Network was inspired by the narrator a bit too maybe?)