I had hoped that her work in True Romance , one of the forgotten semi-perfect movies of the past ten years, would've pushed her over the hump and into some roles that could stretch her talent. Alas, it seems that Miss Trish is going to linger in the also-ran category for a while longer. To her credit, though, the role itself is rather poorly scripted. I think Paul Schrader's last good female role was Jodie Foster in Driver . Since then, every female role he's written has been as one-dimensional as Saran Wrap.
Some actresses can do things with a few limp pages of dialogue.
Kathy Bates can. Emma Thompson can. Patricia Arquette can't. If you can overlook the broken-leg lame romantic subplot, the rest of this movie is pure gold. The gritty, after-midnight world of Hell's Kitchen, as seen through the jaded eyes of a paramedic who doesn't believe in what he does anymore.