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"
Old Dogs (film) based on 22 reviews, indicating "overwhelming dislike." Film critic Roger Ebert gave "Old Dogs" a rating of one star out of a possible four. Ebert opened his review commenting, ""Old Dogs" is stupefying dimwitted. What were John Travolta and Robin Williams "thinking" of? Apparently their agents weren't perceptive enough to smell the screenplay in its advanced state of decomposition". "The Salt Lake Tribune" gave "Old Dogs" a rating of zero stars out of a possible four, and criticized the film for "hammy acting and sledgehammer editing". Film critic Roger Moore of "The Orlando Sentinel" gave "Old Dogs" a rating of