True Romance

Even though the material could have been handled better by the director, I still can’t give less than a four to Tarantino’s script. I imagine that the scene with Vincenzo Cocotti would probably have been one of the film’s highlights had Tarantino been the director. Otherwise, it must be the dream of many men (and possibly women) to have such a cute, blonde, indestructible bodyguard who is constantly smiling and always happy to snuggle. Anyway, I enjoyed the film and if the director shared the screenwriter's sense of humor, I would have enjoyed it beyond 5*. (30/07/2017)

Elvis, comics, romance, chatty gangsters. And above all, a couple in love who just wants to improve their lives. So be careful, world, because murder in Alabama seems romantic, and Clarence will do anything for it. Now it's just a matter of having a little luck when several killers are after you, who will stop at nothing, let alone the sight of a gun. And in the end, I couldn't stop myself either. I could have had a thousand complaints that Tarantino is actually the same since his beginnings, the screenplay rushes too quickly from one place to another, and the dialogues are too absorbed in their perfectly nonsensical themes and over-the-top absurdity. But Slater, in his naivety and innocence, is truly a lovable hero, Scott's directing hand is perfectly steady, and the last twenty minutes have tension, surprises, fresh action, emotion – and actually everything. In addition, Zimmer's soundtrack is amazing in that it occasionally lifts the mood, sometimes squeezes the emotions, and even occasionally slides into irony. A genre mishmash and at the same time sharply defined darkly humorous bite-size piece. (13/10/2007)

This is an unusual film for Tony Scott. The brutality and the the camera filters are expected, but self-parody and exaggeration are not exactly commonly seen attributes with which this Hollywood staple presents itself. But Quentin Tarantino's screenplay was more than a quality material, and so it came to what I did not expect. Scott essentially made two very similar films back to back. The captivating and melancholic Revenge and the more cheerful, crazier, and freer True Romance. For fans of classic story structure, true love, nostalgic music, tough main characters, and “American inevitability”, I recommend skipping the romance and going straight to Revenge. For fans of a rough and bloody ride, whose madness and craziness know no bounds, as well as fans of the Tarantino style, I recommend option B. My rating speaks for itself. (14/12/2008)

The most movie-like movie. Optimistic, light-hearted, except for the scenes with total massacres and the main thing is love beyond the grave. I can’t help myself thinking that this is the sort of movie that says that the world is sometimes a pile of shit, but sometimes it’s very fine. Sometimes. When you have somebody to wander the world with. This is perhaps one of Tarantino’s most restrained screenplays, but this gives his fans a good chance to sit back and enjoy his work. And Elvis! (20/10/2011)

It's easy to wonder what this film would be without Quentin Tarantino. Surely it would still have one of the most stellar casts ever, plus the skilled hand of Tony Scott, and an absolutely superb soundtrack by Hans Zimmer. But it would have lacked the soul that Tarantino's wonderfully relaxed screenplay gave it, and the story would have been completely lost. With all that, True Romance is one of the most charming and compelling crime stories I've ever seen, and Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette may be the best couple since Bonnie and Clyde. (07/10/2012)