The title says it all. This movie is all about the fun, no award buzz here, but I really liked it. Let me confess, I'm a Christian Slater fan, True Romance is one of my favorite movies of all time. That was made what, twenty years ago, and time has been very kind to him, he has aged very well. Still the same hair cut too.
Christian plays a guy named John Smith, who is having a bad life. His girl has left him for another guy, and he finds himself in an Indian casino out in the middle of nowhere. He isn't having much luck on the slots, so he decides to enter an Elvis impersonator contest just for kicks and hopefully win a buck or two. He doesn't win, but he does meet a girl. Unfortunately, the girl dumps him right after stealing his wallet.
So, Mr Smith gets drunk and enters a poker game with his fellow Elvis impersonators: Gay Elvis, Midget Elvis (Bad Santa), Asian Elvis, and Elvis Elvis (Gary Oldman). He loses the rest of his cash, passes out, and wakes up to find out that he is now the prime suspect in the theft of a valuable Indian death mask stolen from the casino owner. The casino owner isn't happy, and will go to great lengths (murder) to get it back. The rest of the movie involves John and a beautiful young heroine trying to get the mask back for a substantial reward. Lots of funny quips, politically incorrect humor, good looking women, Elvis, and violence. Whats not to like?
Christian plays a guy named John Smith, who is having a bad life. His girl has left him for another guy, and he finds himself in an Indian casino out in the middle of nowhere. He isn't having much luck on the slots, so he decides to enter an Elvis impersonator contest just for kicks and hopefully win a buck or two. He doesn't win, but he does meet a girl. Unfortunately, the girl dumps him right after stealing his wallet.
So, Mr Smith gets drunk and enters a poker game with his fellow Elvis impersonators: Gay Elvis, Midget Elvis (Bad Santa), Asian Elvis, and Elvis Elvis (Gary Oldman). He loses the rest of his cash, passes out, and wakes up to find out that he is now the prime suspect in the theft of a valuable Indian death mask stolen from the casino owner. The casino owner isn't happy, and will go to great lengths (murder) to get it back. The rest of the movie involves John and a beautiful young heroine trying to get the mask back for a substantial reward. Lots of funny quips, politically incorrect humor, good looking women, Elvis, and violence. Whats not to like?