truly awesome!

Rating: 8/10 (6 November 2007)

I hadn't watched "True Romance" in years, I have it on videotape, what a great balls-out, utlra-cool movie! This movie kicked ass on every level. Tarantino showed why He'd be force in moves and Tony Scott is a great interpreter of his work.
"True Romance" lives up to its title and then some. When comic store clerk Clarence (Slater) hooks up with Alabama (Patrica Arquette) all hell breaks loose as they try to unload a case of coke in Hollywood. They're just two kids with big dreams, its easy to imagine this in medieval times, talk about romance, peasant boys kills evil warlord to defend his lady's honor! Actually Clarence offs Drexl, unbelievably played by GAry Oldman, what a great actor!
The cast is unreal! Brad Pitt plays permanently high roomie Floyd and makes you wonder what happened to this brilliant actor. I understand he may have done good work again in "Jesse James", still here he was young and unkempt and theatrically brilliant in a small part. Remember Brad, there are no small parts only small actors.
Dennis Hopper, a frigin genius, steals scenes and out-acts Chris Walken, no small feat, in a brilliant scene where he informs Mafioso Walken that he's a... Well watch the movie for that one. The film only gets better when they get to Hollywood. James Gandolfini, long before the "Sopranos" scores as a hit man roughing up Alabama. He's awesome in this scene! Bronson Pinchot makes you forget "Perfect Strangers" Though he is very funny here. The cops are great and was that really Eric Kramer as Saul Rubinek's thug? He deserves better than what he's gotten lately. Rubinek is great too, note the "Godfather" like line, "I treated you like a son, you f*ckin stab me in the heart!" Awesome.
This flick is just great from start to finish, everyone did a superb job. I didn't even mention Sam Jackson, Val Kilmer or the late Chris Penn. This was one of the best flicks of the decade. Not to be missed! One note, this is a hard "R" with strong language, extreme violence and some sex scenes.