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Quentin Tarantino wrote the script for True Romance, but never got to direct it himself. As sad as that is, the movie is perhaps one of the most enjoyable movies I’ve seen in a long time.

The movie is about a newly wed couple who, through a series of events, find themselves in possession of a suitcase-full of drugs, and the mafia and police looking for them. What follows is a series of amazingly bizzare, violent, hilarious, and explosive events, as they try to offload the drugs to a famous movie producer.

The story is fast, dialogue is sanppy and Tarantino-witty, background score is excellent, violence is gruesome, and just about everything is technically perfect! The movie stars some really big names, though most play really small parts. I thought the performance of some of the characters was not the best at some places, but who cares, everything else in the movie is so brilliant, you hardly notice it.

Would it have been different if Q had directed it? Yes, no doubt. Better? Most likely. It wouldnt have been as straightforward and hollywood-style for sure. Also, Q had originally written a different ending, which I think might have been interesting if he was directing it. That said, the movie is still pretty amazing. A highly underrated gem; beg, borrow or steal, but watch it now if you havent already!