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True Romance

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True Romance (1993)

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Reviews Counted:43

Fresh:39

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: When inexperienced call girl Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) is paid to seduce comic-book-nerd and Elvis fanatic Clarence Worley (Christian Slater), she doesn't expect to fall for him. But... When inexperienced call girl Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) is paid to seduce comic-book-nerd and Elvis fanatic Clarence Worley (Christian Slater), she doesn't expect to fall for him. But these two lost souls seem to be made for each other and quickly pledge their love, marrying at Detroit's city hall. Clarence discovers some newfound bravado and attempts to retrieve Alabama's possessions from her pimp, Drexl (Gary Oldman), who isn't exactly eager to let Alabama go. Fleeing Drexl's apartment, Clarence not only leaves a trail of bodies, but also inadvertently mistakes a suitcase of uncut cocaine for one with his wife's clothing, and the chase is on. The unlikely newlyweds head for Los Angeles hoping to sell the cocaine and make enough money to leave the country. Unfortunately, they also have to contend with the mob, yuppie drug dealers and the police. Michael Rapaport is amusing as Clarence's best friend who lives with Floyd, a stoner played by Brad Pitt. A sedate Dennis Hopper appears as Clarence's father, who ultimately faces off with mob boss Vincenzo Coccotti (Christopher Walken). Director Tony Scott (CRIMSON TIDE, ENEMY OF THE STATE) does justice to the violence and quirkiness of Quentin Tarantino's second feature film script. [More]

Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer

Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Michael Rapaport, Christopher Walken, Samuel L. Jackson, Bronson Pinchot, James Gandolfini, Christopher Penn, Tom Sizemore, Kevin Corrigan

Director: Tony Scott

Director: Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino

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Reviews for True Romance

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Such a rush that it's only towards the end that you realise the picture is less than the sum of its impressive parts.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 16 2009 05:31 AM

Channel 4 Film

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Geoff Andrew

If the romance seldom seems 'true', the spiralling violence (script, Quentin Tarantino) does succeed, in a brutish, cod-Jacobean kind of way.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 24 2006 04:27 AM

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Richard Corliss

If shoot-'em-up, gobble-'em-down movies like The Fugitive and Jurassic Park are rated PG-13 these days, what does an R-rated action adventure look like? Like True Romance: violent to a fault, glam to the max.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 16 2009 05:33 AM

TIME Magazine

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3.5/4

About as good as contemporary Hollywood movies get.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 16 2009 05:32 AM

TV Guide's Movie Guide

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3/4

Peter Canavese

A hall of fame guy's movie...[with] a macho '90s ensemble eclipsed only by Glengarry Glen Ross...the monologues--oh, the monologues! [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 01 2009 02:20 PM

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7/10

John J. Puccio

...a chase picture, a gangster picture, and a wacky, turbulent romance...sort of a Bonnie and Clyde on speed.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 26 2009 10:38 AM

DVDTown.com

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5/5

Jason McKiernan

insanely transcendent

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2009 02:56 PM

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Variety Staff

Provides some amazing encounters, bravura acting turns and gruesome carnage. But it doesn't add up to enough.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 19 2008 03:15 AM

Variety

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5/5

Kevin McCarthy

My Favorite Movie Of All Time

comment Comment | Aug., 02 2008 02:00 PM

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B-

Emanuel Levy

Based on an early script from Tarantino, Tony Scott's wild movie is amour fou for youth of the 1990s, a gutsy, violent, often exciting picture likely to divide film critics.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 09 2007 01:22 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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3.5/4

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

like always, Walken owns the movie

Full Review Source: | comment 1 Comment | Apr., 03 2006 08:04 PM

sbs.is

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4/5

Brad Laidman

God I wish I had written this movie.

Full Review Source: | comment 1 Comment | Dec., 06 2005 07:31 PM

Film Threat

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4/5

Chuck O'Leary

A hip, clever and irreverent high-voltage thriller with nary a dull moment.

comment Comment | Jul., 28 2005 03:09 PM

Fantastica Daily

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4/5

Clint Morris

Fast, Fun and Fantastically performed....One hot little movie

comment Comment | May., 12 2005 12:39 AM

Moviehole

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4/4

Phil Villarreal

One of the most dynamic action films of the 1990s.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 15 2005 07:30 AM

Arizona Daily Star

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4/5

Andy Klein

No review available.

comment Comment | Apr., 07 2005 06:04 PM

Los Angeles CityBeat

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3/5

Alex Sandell

Overrated, but still quite a bit of fun.

comment Comment | Dec., 23 2004 10:02 PM

Juicy Cerebellum

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4/4

Michael Dequina

Bombards the audience with images of blazing guns, brutal beatings, and lots of gushing blood while telling a twisted and entertaining tale.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 02 2004 11:57 PM

TheMovieReport.com

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4/5

Rob Blackwelder

No review available.

comment Comment | Dec., 01 2003 04:35 PM

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4/5

Jonathan R. Perry

No review available.

comment Comment | Nov., 27 2003 11:59 PM

Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

 
 
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