Review of True Romance

True Romance is my favorite movie of all time. The story is compelling. The acting is exquisite. The dialogue is what takes it to another level. The movie is funny in a weird way because of the dialogue. Gary Oldman should have been nominated for best supporting actor if his role had been a little bit bigger. Then again, you could say that about Christopher Walken's performance also. The scene between Walken and Dennis Hopper was absolutely awesome! Gary Oldman amazes me in every role he portrays. An English actor that is able to "nail" that "wannabe" accent that Drexl has is just incredible. It is a very violent movie but it was violent for the sake of being violent. It was necessary to understand the charachters and their definition of "True Romance". James Gandolfini shows his brilliance in portraying a mobster strongman which no doubt lead to his casting in The Sopranos. Tom Sizemore and Chris Penn add interesting dialogue that I particularly found funny. Even Bronson Pinchot had a good part in this flick. Saul Rubinek was excellent in portraying fat cat movie producer Lee Donowitz. The Bottom line: Great short performances out of Oldman, Walken, Hopper, Rubinek,Gandolfini and solid short performances out of Michael Rappaport, Tom Sizemore, Chris Penn,Bronson Pinchot, Val Kilmer and Brad Pitt. Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette provide their best performances as the two main charachters who define "True Romance" a little differently than the rest of us. I think the title of the movie threw off mainstream America and mislead them to believe it was a "romance" in the traditional sense.