Reservoir Dogs During the period of unavailability on home video, the film was re-released in UK cinemas in June 1994. "Reservoir Dogs" is regarded as an important and influential milestone of independent filmmaking. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 91% based on 66 reviews (60 fresh, 6 rotten), and an average rating of 8.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Thrumming with intelligence and energy, "Reservoir Dogs" opens Quentin Tarantino's filmmaking career with hard-hitting style." On Metacritic the film had an average score of 79 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". "Empire"
Reservoir Dogs dudes." The film was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Critic's Award at the 4th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1993 which Tarantino attended. The film was also nominated for the prestigious Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics. Steve Buscemi won the 1992 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. "Reservoir Dogs" ranks at 97 in "Empire" magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Films of All Time. In the United Kingdom, release of the VHS rental video was delayed until 1995 due to the British Board of Film