True Romance
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: September 10, 1993 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
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12
Mixed:
4
Negative:
3
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100
EmpireClark Collis
One of the best mainstream action-thrillers [in] a decade. Read full review
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Anybody who talks about True Romance has to start with the writing. It's dazzling. In scene after scene, Tarantino surprises the audience even while coming up with dialogue that rings much more true than anything you could have anticipated. [10 Sept 1993]
100
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
These gun-crazy, lust-loopy kids on the run are irresistible in the best crime rush since “GoodFellas.” [10 Sept 1993]
91
ConsequenceDominick Suzanne-Mayer
True Romance is for the most part a delightful relic of its era. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
You never forget you're watching a derivative, machine-tooled entertainment; the fun is in how the machine keeps spinning off course. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
A vibrant, grisly, gleefully amoral road movie. Read full review
80
Film ThreatBrad Laidman
Tony Scott steers the movie like a rocket and it never slows down. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter Travers
The blistering confrontation scene between Hopper and Walken -- both in peak form -- will be talked about for years. It's pure Tarantino: a full-throttle blast of bloody action and verbal fireworks. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
True Romance, which feels at times like a fire sale down at the cliche factory, is made with such energy, such high spirits, such an enchanting goofiness, that it's impossible to resist. Check your brains at the door. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Blends and recycles elements of scores of crime and road movies, from "Bonnie and Clyde" to "Badlands" but it does so with enough energy and verve to create something entirely fresh and infectiously entertaining. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Consistently entertaining. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Despite Tony Scott's occasional blundering, True Romance is still a visceral roller coaster. Read full review
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