In recent years, Quentin Tarantino has become some what of a celebrity for his 90's cult films and obviously Kill Bill.I must admit that I am a fan of his early work, Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction etc, but True Romance is by far one of my favourite films that Tarantino has had a hand in.
The film follows Clarence Worley and Alabama, whom Clarence marries at the beginning of the film. They accidentally acquire half a million dollars worth of cocain and incidentally attract the attention of a mob boss. Naturally a wild goose chase occurs.
The acting in True Romance is brilliant - it features an ensemble cast, some of the most popular actors/actresses in Hollywood at the time are in the film, Christian Slater , Patricia Arquette and Christopher Walken. Walken is particularly good in the scene in which him (as the mob boss - Vincenzo Coccotti) talks with Clarence's Father (Dennis Hopper) about the whereabouts of his son and, as is typical of Walken, he creates an atmosphere of contained insanity that is forcing its way out. The film is also known for including a lot of actors who weren't very well known at the time, but became some of Hollywood's biggest stars (Brad Pitt as Floyd, a permanently stoned idiot).
True Romance is one of my favourite films of all time, it defies genre and brilliantly combines romance with grisly gangster films.
If you're looking for a Tarantino film with similar elements to Pulp Fiction, don't go straight for this. Whilst it does have a few similarities in terms of storyline, it is indeed a completely different film.
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