what was the big deal?

Rating: Null/10 (20 January 2004)

OK, I missed this when it came out, so I caught the uncut version on cable a couple weeks ago. Basically, it's Badlands tinged w/ a little Clockwork Orange style ultraviolence - they even rip off the marimba music from Badlands and have the female lead narrate too, only this time the couple is able to beat the law and hit the road, and the antihero's model/idol is Elvis rather than James Dean. Tarantino is soooo derivative, skip his films and enjoy his source material instead (blaxploitation & kung fu films). The Drexel character is the cinematic manifestation of Tarantino's ultimate wannabe black man fantasy.