Tony Scott applied his visual verve and blockbuster sensibilities to one of Quentin Tarantino’s early scripts and delivered an instructive contrast to the latter’s style. Scott is less wink-y and puts real muscle behind the beats of this love-on-the-run/crime-flick/Hollywood-sendup mashup. He also knows how to shoot dialogue without blocking the characters into a circle. MVP: Patricia Arquette. -Lee Gardner
1993 Tony Scott 2.35:1 Color DCP 119 min.
