fair enough rating.

Rating: 7/10 (24 January 2002)

This is one of the few films where the IMDB average is about right, at 7.5/10. It maybe fractionally overated but not by much. Had the potential though to be better & much of it's popularity is probably due to the great cast and also the director (who I personally don't rate, but everybody else seems to) rather than the plot.
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True Romance lost marks because the film never actually covered that much ground & took a little long to get to the shootout which was basically the core of the film. The shoot out itself was also a slight farce as they tend to be when more than 2 are parties involved. Also, though the swearing was sometimes justified, half of the F-words that came out of Slater's mouth were completely unnecessary.
For those 3 criticisms I'd have it at 7/10, still fairly good & excellent acting, from, just about everybody really.
Two side issues. Was it me or did the Christopher Walkern, Sicillian character just disappear after the scene with Dennis Hopper & if so, why?
It also never ceases to amaze me how people any scene, of any of these type of gangster related films (Snatch, Pulp Fiction, Lock Stock, Goodfellas etc) funny in any way. I'm not saying they're not good. They are, well the last 2 anyway, are brilliant, but not because they make me laugh. It doesn't matter what way people getting shot is jazzed up, I fail to see where the laughs are. Thankfully though this doesn't lessen my enjoyment at all, as I never expect to be in hysterics.