Written by Quentin Tarantino (the director of "Kill Bill" and "Pulp Fiction") and directed by Tony Scott (director of "Top Gun") brings another gory movie in the alignment of other Tarantino stories. This movie is called True Romance, a movie that has more than one genre found within. Why some may say its a romance film, while other say it's a crime drama, too much is found in it to differentiate between the two. So, I would clearly call it a crime romance drama.

Anyhow, the story begins with comic book seller Clarence Worley (Christian Slater), who is a calm being who takes life as it is given to him. Clarence searches for a casual girl, who may have the same interests with him, to go with him to a Sonny Chiba film. After being denied, he solitarally goes to the matinee by himself. That is when Alabama Whitmen (Partricia Arquette) comes in to the film. Like a brink of coincidence, she meets up with Clarence in the theater, in a row behind him, questioning him about the movie, which slowly turns into a deeper conversation, and before you know, they're interested in each other. They go back to his work place and have a night of intimacy.
Afterward, she confesses in being a call girl and she was a birthday present from Clarence's boss. She swears she wasn't an experienced prostitute, having slept with only two guys before. She then tells him how deeply in love she is with him. She then says she wants to quit but fears her pimp, Drexyl, will harm her if she quits.

So, the next day, Clarence gets advise from his imaginary mentor, his idle Elvis Presley (Val Kilmer), to get rid of Drexyl. And so Clarence meets with madman Drexyl (Gary Oldman) and gets rid of him. He then gets a suitcase, thinking it is Alabama's belongings and returns to the apartment. There, he confesses in killing Drexyl, and Alabama is amazed that he would risk his life to free her of prostitution. And so, they open up the briefcase and find it filled with cocaine.

They decide the best solution of the matter is to go to LA, away from Detroit. There, they would sell it for a cheaper price just so that they could start their lives all over again. They never had any experience in selling narcotics before, so they thought two hundred thousand would be reasonable to sell the briefcase for. What seems like an act of good nature turns destructive later on.

And so, they get married and go to LA where they meet up with their friend, student actor Dick Ritchie (Michael Rapaport), who knows an actor Elliot Blitzer (Bronson Pinchot), who knows a buyer of the cocaine.

Meanwhile,Vincenzo Cercotti (Christopher Walken), a Sicilian hitman under Big Dons Wattz (a well known drug dealer), is after Clarence and Alabama for the dope that they sole. He sends his men after them when he gets news that they are heading to California.

So, the story gets even more spun around when the FBI got a tip that Clarence is about to sell allot of cocaine to head movie producer Lee Donowitz (Saul Rubinek) and wait for evidence through a sting operation. So, Clarence, Alabama, Dick, and Elliot meet with Lee and his bodyguards not knowing that the deal, which seems as a smooth negotiation, would end up in an unpredicted bloodbath.

The movie is well crafted, greatly directed, and wonderfully acted. The movie is a great rebellious tale of the unconditional love two people have for each other. The movie has allot of supporting characters (for example Dennis Hopper as Clarence's father, Clifford Worley. Brad Pitt takes the role of Dick's roommate Floyd, who never knows how to keep his mouth shut.)

I would recommend this movie to anyone who is fascinated by crime dramas. If you don't like bloody films with a lot of cursing, then I should advise you to stay clear of this film. For anyone who enjoys Crime Drama movies, then don't miss the very memorable "True Romance."



Recommended:
Yes

Viewing Format: DVD
Video Occasion: Fit for Friday Evening
Suitability For Children: Not suitable for Children of any age