True Romance (1993) (Movies To See Before You Die - Thriller)

Beginning with an honest confession, I opted for this intense crime- thriller without any recommendation from a friend by only reading the name of Quentin Tarantino in its credits. But the film came out to be a pleasant surprise and totally blew me off with its fabulous, hard-hitting content and performances. Plus it simply made me wonder that why the film was not given its due credit by the viewers as well as the critics in all the reputed websites and must watch lists?

TRUE ROMANCE starts off with few tender loving moments between the hero Clarence and a hooker Alabama whom he later decides to marry. But post their impactful romantic scenes the film shifts on to a completely different track which doesn’t allow you to leave your seat at all in the next 100 minutes, quite similar to an enjoyable, exciting roller coaster ride with many unexpected moves. As far as the storyline is concerned it’s not anything exceptionally fresh revolving around a stolen cocaine consignment and their owners tracking it down. Yet it has many original moments of its own along with some shocking, unpredictable twists which keep you hooked on to the screen like a magnet.