28. Mr. Blonde
Reservoir Dogs
The quality of a true psychopath is our ability to disbelieve how crazy he truly is until it's too late. With Mr. Blonde, the decidedly un-blonde heist member, we hear throughout the film about what a complete sadist "Toothpick" Vic Vega is. We hear that he shot several innocent civilians for no real reason during the robbery and we hear what a madman he is.
None of this matters when he finally appears on the scene, having successfully survived the failed robbery. Leaning against a pole, enjoying a drink, and quietly observing Mr Pink and Mr White argue over who might possibly have been the mole that foiled the robbery. As Pink, White, and Nice Guy Eddie (arriving to question the surviving members as to what happened) leave the warehouse only then do we see how crazy he is.
Defining moment: Having captured a cop who was on the scene (and now left alone with him, more or less) Mr. Blonde proceeds to use the tied-up officer as his own little plaything. Dancing around to Stealers Wheel's "Stuck In The Middle With You," he begins to ritualistically torture the policeman by slicing his face open and severing his ear. Only when he begins dousing the cop in gas (getting gas from his car in a beautiful single shot) does he finally get his comeuppance: a series of bullets to the chest by the suffering Mr. Orange who's lying on the floor
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