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It was directed with energetic skill by Top Gun Tony Scott, but this
breathtaking 1993 thriller (think of it as an adolescent crime fantasy on
steroids) has Quentin Tarantino written all over it. True Romance is really
part of a loose trilogy that includes Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, with a
crackling Tarantino screenplay that rides a fine line between raucous
comedy and violent excess. Christian Slater plays Clarence, the comic-book
lover who meets a beguiling prostitute named Alabama (Patricia Arquette),
confronts her vicious pimp (Gary Oldman), and embarks on a cross-country
odyssey with $5 million worth of Mafia cocaine. Mayhem ensues,
culminating in a favorite Tarantino climax--the "Mexican standoff"--in which
a roomful of guys are pointing guns at each other, waiting to see who shoots
first. Brutal, profane, and totally outrageous, True Romance is not for
everyone, but with a supporting cast that includes Dennis Hopper,
Christopher Walken, Brad Pitt, and Val Kilmer (as the ghost of Elvis!), you
can be sure this movie will never be boring