June 13, 2015

True Romance

from my 100 Popular Movies Marathon, part 62 of 100



True Romance, 1993. Newlyweds go to Hollywood with a suitcase full of stolen cocaine.

Directed by Tony Scott. Written by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Christian Slater, & Patricia Arquette, with Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Bronson Pinchot, Michael Rapaport, Saul Rubinek, & James Gandolfini.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: How does a movie about a guy obsessed with Elvis have such shitty music? D
Enjoyment: The tone doesn't mesh with the material. It seems like Tarantino wrote a satire, but Scott didn't notice. C

GPA: 2.5/4

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