True Romance (1993)
★★★★ — True Romance (1993)
True Romance arrived in 1993 on the back of a Quentin Tarantino script he'd written years earlier, one he sold off to fund Reservoir Dogs rather than direct himself. Tony Scott took it on, at the time best known for glossy action work like Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop II, and the pairing makes for an odd but productive combination, Scott's polished visual style meeting Tarantino's rawer, more digressive instincts. Produced by Morgan Creek on a modest $12.5 million budget, it barely broke even at the box office, though it found a much larger audience on home video. The ensemble Tarantino assembled on paper is remarkable, with Oldman, Walken, Hopper, Brad Pitt and James Gandolfini all appearing in supporting turns alongside leads Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette.
Gary Oldman has a Jamaican accent... I was recommended this film recently and it has a really strong all-star cast including Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman and more. I don't know what I was expecting going into it but knowing Tarantino is involved (I believe he wrote it) I knew it'd be good. I really enjoyed True Romance and I truly struggled to know what was coming next. Definitely a highlight of 90s cinema.
Rating: ★★★★ | Year: 1993 | Watched: 2025-04-08
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