A breathtaking tale of gangsters, pimps, stoners and requited love....

Rating: Null/10 (24 January 2001)

Tony Scott's True Romance is a masterpiece of modern direction. Featuring a large ensemble cast and the whip-smart screenplay of Quentin Tarantino, it has all the thrills and spills of a rollercoaster and offers little chance to catch your breath...
Essentially a love story, the film itself is an action adventure set in first Detroit and then Los Angeles as the two main characters set off across country to escape the gangsters they've crossed. Christian Slater is the epitome of rockabilly cool as Clarence, an unassuming comic book store clerk who stares down the bad guys, talks to Elvis AND gets the beautiful girl (the delectable Patricia Arquette). Also unmissable are Dennis Hoppers turn as Clarences father, Gary Oldman as the wannabee black pimp Drexyl Spivey, Brad Pitt's hilarious take on the Stoner Floyd and Christopher Walken as the Sicilian henchman on Clarences tail (his interaction with Hopper has to be seen to be believed!)
Wonderfully written, sensationally acted True Romance is a must for fans of the action, romance, thriller or gangster genres. Basically if you like movies, rent this sucker today. 'I like you Clarence. Always have, always will...'