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True Romance, a review by Rich

True Romance




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.

Tremendous Tarantino romp, edge of my seat from start to finish. Cleverly written, directed and acted, all the cast were on top form - Slater, the lovely Arquette, Walken, Hopper, Gandolfini, even Val Kilmer as elvis and Pitt as the stoned flatmate worked well.
It is brutal in parts, funny in others, twisted but sweet romance, I now understand how this film reaches into peoples top tens.
Shades of Kill Bill with the extreme violence, specifically to Alabama, but this film can only be heralded as an absolute MUST-SEE
 


(From Riches Random Reviews on January 14th, 2009)

Black Swan, a review by Antares

Black Swan (2010) 3/5 - I'm glad that Natalie Portman was selected as Best Actress by the Academy, she deserved it for this role. But that being said, the rest of the film, while at times stylish, just kept constantly reminding me of Polanski's Repulsion, a much better film about a woman slowly going insane.

(From Antares' Short Summations on May 26th, 2011)

"Due South" marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Some Like It Red

The description of this one sounded funny when I read it... but it didn't work for me. It really wasn't funny at all. And I found myself wanting to doze while I was trying to watch it. I just had a bit of a hard time keeping my attention on it.

My Rating:

(From "Due South" marathon on January 24th, 2010)