A hit and a miss...

Rating: 9/10 (9 September 2014)

TRUE ROMANCE, like most of what Tony Scott directed, is worth seeing. The one sour note (for me) was the ridiculous scene-chewing by Gary Oldman as a Pasta (a white Rastafarian); not only doesn't it ring true, but it's SO over the top that it undercuts the other, much better performances by everyone else throughout the film. Christian Slater (the once-promising young Jack Nicholson) carries the load admirably, and Patricia Arquette is sexier than ever. If Quentin Tarantino should be remembered for any one film, it's this one: it's by far the best movie bearing his name- thanks to a mostly outstanding cast, guided by a director who really knew his stuff.