True Romance (1993) (R)
Directed by Tony Scott
Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer
Daddy Says:
You may have noticed I like Quentin Tarantino movies. I like the way he directs, but I especially like the way he writes. His dialogue has a natural feel to it, but at the same time it's better than what people would normally say. It's stylized, but not to the point where it feels stylized. True Romance was the script he sold in order to finance his first movie as a director (the wonderful Reservoir Dogs).
True Romance is the story of boy meets girl, a call-girl in this case named Alabama (Patricia Arquette). The boy she falls in love with is Clarence (Christian Slater). They watch a kung-fu triple feature, they talk over pie, they make love. She tells him that she loves him, he believes her and he loves her too. They get married. The only thing nagging at him is her former pimp (Gary Oldman in a scene-stealing role). Clarence goes to talk to him, things get out of control and he ends up killing the pimp and, unknown to him, taking a suitcase full of drugs with him. And that's just the start of a tale that involves gangsters who want their drugs back, a trail of bodies, and the police who want to bust everybody involved.
This movie has some incredible scenes for the actors. As I mentioned, Gary Oldman has a great part as the pimp who thinks he's black. Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper have a great scene together as well. Walken is the mob enforcer, Hopper is Clarence's father. When Christopher Walken refers to himself as the Antichrist it's hard not to believe him. And when Dennis Hopper knows he's going to be tortured into giving up his son's location, he comes up with a very clever way to keep that from happening.
I had a great time watching this film. Director Tony Scott does justice to the material. It's a loud, brutal, bloody, funny, intense ride, and I only wish I was as good a writer as Quentin Tarantino.
Rating for True Romance: ****1/2.
Daughter Says:
I just want to start out by saying 'I love Quentin Tarantino movies'. True Romance might not have been directed by Tarantino, but it was written by him and you can tell it was. It has many vulgar and bloody scenes, but that is what was so great about this movie. I enjoyed True Romance immensely with its amazing script and wonderful acting.
There were so many big time names in this movie. Brad Pitt, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, and that's just the beginning. I really enjoyed every part of this movie. I don't think I could have found anything too wrong with it.
If I had to find something wrong with it I would probably said that it should have been directed by Tarantino and there could have been a little less cussing. It wouldn't have been a Tarantino script if there wasn't at least ten curse words involved, plus who wants to change an already great movie?
Rating for True Romance: ****.
Directed by Tony Scott
Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer
Daddy Says:
You may have noticed I like Quentin Tarantino movies. I like the way he directs, but I especially like the way he writes. His dialogue has a natural feel to it, but at the same time it's better than what people would normally say. It's stylized, but not to the point where it feels stylized. True Romance was the script he sold in order to finance his first movie as a director (the wonderful Reservoir Dogs).
True Romance is the story of boy meets girl, a call-girl in this case named Alabama (Patricia Arquette). The boy she falls in love with is Clarence (Christian Slater). They watch a kung-fu triple feature, they talk over pie, they make love. She tells him that she loves him, he believes her and he loves her too. They get married. The only thing nagging at him is her former pimp (Gary Oldman in a scene-stealing role). Clarence goes to talk to him, things get out of control and he ends up killing the pimp and, unknown to him, taking a suitcase full of drugs with him. And that's just the start of a tale that involves gangsters who want their drugs back, a trail of bodies, and the police who want to bust everybody involved.
This movie has some incredible scenes for the actors. As I mentioned, Gary Oldman has a great part as the pimp who thinks he's black. Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper have a great scene together as well. Walken is the mob enforcer, Hopper is Clarence's father. When Christopher Walken refers to himself as the Antichrist it's hard not to believe him. And when Dennis Hopper knows he's going to be tortured into giving up his son's location, he comes up with a very clever way to keep that from happening.
I had a great time watching this film. Director Tony Scott does justice to the material. It's a loud, brutal, bloody, funny, intense ride, and I only wish I was as good a writer as Quentin Tarantino.
Rating for True Romance: ****1/2.
Daughter Says:
I just want to start out by saying 'I love Quentin Tarantino movies'. True Romance might not have been directed by Tarantino, but it was written by him and you can tell it was. It has many vulgar and bloody scenes, but that is what was so great about this movie. I enjoyed True Romance immensely with its amazing script and wonderful acting.
There were so many big time names in this movie. Brad Pitt, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, and that's just the beginning. I really enjoyed every part of this movie. I don't think I could have found anything too wrong with it.
If I had to find something wrong with it I would probably said that it should have been directed by Tarantino and there could have been a little less cussing. It wouldn't have been a Tarantino script if there wasn't at least ten curse words involved, plus who wants to change an already great movie?
Rating for True Romance: ****.
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