In a nutshell: Lovers and newlyweds Clarence and Alabama accidentally find themselves in possession of a suitcase full of cocaine. They travel to Hollywood in the hope of making a fortune. Little do they know that both the Mafia and police are not far behind. Review True Romance is an odd beast, inherently both “A Tony Scott Film” and a Quentin Tarantino film. The film was made early in the Tarantino’s career – he gave Scott the scripts for both True Romance and Reservoir Dog

In a nutshell – Chicago, 1930. Due to Prohibition, crime boss Al Capone (Robert De Niro) rules Chicago – with much of the police force under his thumb. Treasury Agent Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner) is brought in to form an elite team to take down Capone and end his rule of corruption. Gangster films were a popular genre in the early 30s. Films like White Heat and Scarface, usually dealt with organised crime and bootlegging and were big hits. However, the genre all but vanished w