Review of True Romance (1993) by Jayden R — 26 Nov 2012

1. This is one of the most prepostorous, self indulgent nerd fantatsies ever made. The only ways it could get any more ridiculous is if:

A) Tarantino cast himself in the lead ($5 says he at least tried).

B) The final gun battle was replaced by a light sabre duel.

2. Three walk outs at the screening I was at. Always fun to see people not get what they expected.

3. I would have preferred to hear less of the N-word.

4. Watching the opening credits made my jaw drop. I was impressed when I first saw it almost ten years ago, but now? Wow.

5. If James Gandolfini says "Give me your hand" or "Turn around for me", DON'T DO WHAT HE ASKS! RUN!

6. Good sweet Lord Patricia Arquette was smoking hot in this film, crooked teeth and all.

7. One day Quentin Tarantino will do a movie where Christopher Walken does more than one monologue.

8. Loved Hans Zimmer's soundtrack, even if it was lifted from "Badlands".

9. This is one of Tarantino's best and worst scripts. Again, it is completely ridiculous, but then you get characters like Alabama and Dennis Hopper as the long lost dad, and you see signs of what was to come from him. (fanboy self indulgence with at least one standout character per film).

10. This film is far from politically correct, but still fun. Not for all audiences.