Synopsis
Small-time criminal Watty Watts attempts to rob a convenience store with his drug-addict buddy, Billy Mack Black. The robbery, however, leads to murder, and soon Watty leaves Billy behind and goes on the run with his beloved girlfriend, Starlene. Heading toward Mexico, the fugitive couple gets plenty of media coverage, until there are even more people on their trail. Can Watty and Starlene make it south of the border without getting caught?
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Cast
- Gil BellowsWatty Watts
- Renée ZellwegerStarlene Cheatham
- Rory CochraneBilly Mack Black
- Jeffrey CombsDinosaur Bob
- Jace AlexanderCreepy Cody
- Peter FondaVergil Cheatham
- Ann WedgeworthThaylene Cheatham
- Jack NanceJustice Thurman
- Charlotte RossMary Ann
- Michael BowenRanger X
Recommendations
- 80
Los Angeles Times
Talkington not only has style but also a terrific way with actors, giving them the confidence to go over the top while having fun doing so. - 63
San Francisco Examiner
It's clever but not often original. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Talkington indulges in a lot of directorial flourishes, some of which work and some of which don't, but they definitely lift the proceedings above the mundane. [28 Nov 1994] - 50
Austin Chronicle
Gory, spastic fun, Love & a .45 is a broken roller-coaster ride of Texas trouble. It's not anything you haven't seen before, but it might remind you why you liked those other movies in the first place. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Directed by first-time film maker C.M. Talkington, Love & a .45 is a low-rent variation on Natural Born Killers -- ragged, raunchy, a bit bratty but not altogether worthless. - 50
Variety
What holds the film back, however, in addition to its less than compelling schema and central relationship, is its utter lack of visual style. At a time when most pictures feature form almost at the expense of content, this one has an utterly undesigned look that’s virtually distinctive in its blandness. - 50
Miami Herald
As a director, Talkington has a good sense of pacing: The movie rarely stands still. But too much of Love and a .45 is simply poorly executed rehash. [18 Nov 1994, p.G19] - 40
The New York Times
In any case, Love and a .45 is too mean-spirited to be funny, and it winds up nastily derivative rather than clever.
