True Romance

Pros: Stylish, witty action with a bevy of stars!
Cons: None, really.

“I like you Clarence. Always have, always will.” The King True Romance is one of those movies that is difficult to stick into a nice neat pigeonhole. Rumored to be the script that Quentin Tarantino sold in order to finance his ...

Pros: Many, many good scenes
Cons: One horrifically bad scene

In 1993, the world got to see the first completed script penned by Quentin Tarantino, in the form of the Tony (brother of Ridley) Scott film True Romance. As one would expect, this is not your typical romance, true or otherwise.

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Pros: The Tarantino dialogue, a cast loaded with great actors, two super-classic scenes
Cons: Too many bullets are fired, not enough Walken and Hopper

"True Romance" is an odd little beast. It manages to weave a singular vision from two, seemingly oppositional threads. On one hand you've got the hyper-verbal, seventies-cinema obsessed script written by Quentin Tarantino. On the other hand, you have...

Pros: Interesting and quirky,with dialog that actors vie (and die) for
Cons: Violence Woo Style, and not a very pleasant story, in spite of the ending

This is a movie so far away from my idea of romance that it earned it's own review. Romance for the 90's? Romeo and Juliet with a Twist? Interesting story? Not terribly, in terms of structure. Great acting? Yes, I have to admit that is present in...

Pros: Tarantino, story, Slater
Cons: Arquette

I’ve never been a fan of romances, but with True Romance you have a romantic movie for the whole family—action for dad, romance for mom, and plenty of “f” words flung around for the kids. True Romance revolves around Clarence and Alabama ...

Pros: A radical experiment in film-making.
Cons: The strange plot.

Have you ever fallen asleep in front of the TV and woke up about three o'clock in the morning and there is a movie on that is so unusual that you decide to stay awake and watch it to the end? That's what happened to me the other night when I caught the ...

Pros: The blending of styles, amazing cast, sharp witted, score
Cons: There is no menu screen on the dvd

Everyone knows who Quentin Tarantino is and if they don't know him by name chances are they have heard of Pulp Fiction at least. Tony Scott is also a well known filmmaker with 80's staples such as Top Gun and Days of Thunder as well as recent films Man ...

Pros: Jam-packed with stars, Scott's directing & Tarantino's script, extras on special edition DVD
Cons: The cursing & graphic violence will offend some

There's no doubting it: Tony Scott's 1993 film True Romance is the director at his finest hour. Much like the film's main protagonists, it's as if fate brought film maestros Quentin Tarantino & Tony Scott together for this ...

Pros: The Cast; Script; Action scenes
Cons: Too many small cameos from the cast; Needed to be directed by Tarantino.

True Romance (1993) Christian Slater as Clarence Worley Patricia Arquette as Alabama Whitman Dennis Hopper as Clifford Worley Michael Rapapport as Dick Ritchie Christopher Walken as Vincenzo Coccotti Gary Oldman as Drexl Spivey Brad Pitt as ...

Pros: Great Acting, Good Action, Many Well-Known Actors On Hand.
Cons: Not Enough Vincenzo Coccotti !!

Quentin Tarantino wrote this screenplay before he was a household name. It is easy to find parallels between this film, and all of his own subsequent works, such as 'From Dusk Til Dawn', 'Jackie Brown', and especially his modern classic (oxymoron...

Pros: Original, fast paced, a multitude of stars
Cons: Too violent, swearing

True Romance is a fantastic film which boasts an all-star cast including the likes of Christopher Walken, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman amongst others and the film is filled with such colourful characters and indeed dialogue which provides ...

Pros: excellent dialog, character acting : exciting script, well directed
Cons: may be too violent or Tarantino-esque for some

"True Romance" is a film about relationships, although it might not seem that way on the surface. After repeat viewings however, I think you’ll agree that although the movie moves and shakes like the Quentin Tarantino crime flick that it is,...

Pros: Smart, energetic, and most importantly, entertaining
Cons: There are some subtexts in the narrative, but this stuff isn't "deep"

It was my lunch break. I wasn't feeling very hungry, so instead of going to the in-store pizza place and cafe, I strolled out of the front end where all the cash registers are located and I headed off for the video department, which was located near the...

Pros: Strong cast, engaging script
Cons: The title seems to mislead some people as to the actual subject matter of the film

True Romance is a rollercoaster ride that combines the elements of any basic action movie with the unique stylings of Quentin Tarantino. The fact that it wasn't directed by Tarantino (instead it was directed by Tony Scott) adds even more diversity to...

Pros: cast, script, story, direction
Cons: Clarence has multiple personalities

"True Romance" was the first movie script that Quentin Tarantino sold. He got all of $50,000 for it, which helped fund his breakthrough film "Reservoir Dogs". Although action veteran Tony Scott ("Top Gun", "Days of...