This Tony Scott (1993) cross genre classic, has many positives. For starters a Quentin Tarantino screenplay kicks it off. Followed by a stellar cast including Hopper, Kilmer, Pitt, Oldman, Gandolfini and Walken. Assuming I now have your attention! True Romance is absolutely shameless in its exploitation of excessive violence, over-acting, melodrama, sex, and rampant drug use...I love it. Starring Christian Slater as Clarence Worley and Patricia Arquette as Alabama Whitman. Clarence is a down on his luck loner who loves movies, comic books and Elvis (yes the king). Alabama is a small town girl who fell in with the wrong crowd (putting it lightly). They hit it off straight away via an unlikely meeting involving popcorn. Gary Oldman plays Drexl Spivey a white pimp who believes he is a rasta. Oldman's small role is one of many memorable performances. Dennis Hopper plays another small and memorable role as the father of Clarence. His monologue with Christopher Walken is a highlight and possibly the best scene in the movie. Then you have James Gandolfini playing a "soldier" for "Blu Lou Boil" a mafiosi after the starring couple. Gandolfini gives yet another master class in method acting with his powerful and evil portrayal. Arquette and Slater arguably give their best performances in this movie. As I touched on before Christopher Walken steals the show (with the help of Hopper) there back and forth in a trailer is a work of genius. This film oozes Tarantino start to finish. Tony Scott directs well pulling what essentially is 12 conversations with a gun fight into a great movie. The cinematography and tight camera angles show the gritty detritus of Detroit followed by the open vast landscape of LA. This combined with a great soundtrack (Tarantino esq). You will be moved throughout by the fast paced romance and savage violence. Slater's wardrobe has to be seen to be believed.
True Romance gets 9.5 out of 10.
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