Difficult to watch

Rating: 3/10 (8 March 2005)

"True Romance" is definitely for fans of "Wild at Heart" - the title gives you no warning and the quality cast would surely convince that this was worth the rent. Bloody, violent, gruesome, improbable to the point of surreal, one has to ask if there is a lesson hidden somewhere in this. Maybe it's just to be thankful you weren't in it. The most wonderful actors were nearly reduced to walk-ons and some never showed their faces or lasted less than 30 seconds. Perhaps there's so much blood and violence to divert the viewer from the lack of content. The main characters seem to know this because whenever there's a break in bloodshed they start making out. If causing discomfort is the aim of this story, then it's right up there - I would be really curious about the kinds of people who have this on their favorites list! Yuck!