Great Bastards In Film; 'Drexl' in 'True Romance'

Awwww, man...I love this movie. It is one of maybe three instances in which I don't spontaneously hurl upon sight of Christian Slater. Patricia Arquette is adorable and fierce. There are many supporting characters in this movie that warrant mention. There's an exchange between Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper that is so tense, so worth-watching; it's two great actors going toe-to-toe. Brad Pitt has mad quotables in his half cameo appearance as 'Floyd'. Michael Rappaport is great. However there is one charcter that introduces himself early in the precedings that takes the cakes. A total bastard.

DREXL - "They got everything from a diddled-eye joe to a damned if I know!"



Gary Oldman plays 'Drexl', a dreadlocked thug with a scar running the length of his face. He's Alabama's pimp and he wants restitution for her absence or his girl back. He is ruthless and violent. He has no problem betraying anyone to get what he wants...and his voice is CLASSIC especially coming from Gary Oldman. Gary Oldman can play the shit outta a creep. See 'The Professional' if you don't believe me. Watch this clip if you doubt me...yeah, yeah.

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I don't wanna talk too much about how he gets his come-uppance (boy, it makes me hurt just to think of it). Oldman's appearance in this film is woefully short, but his two-three scenes and the exchange between Walken and Hopper can get me to stop on this flick any time. It's that good ol' Tarantino shit (he wrote this joint) all around and Oldman gets a lotta killer lines. He's a total bastard, but you wish he was in the flick a little more.

'Drexl' - a Great Bastard In Film.