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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasTalkington 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.
- 63San Francisco ExaminerSan Francisco ExaminerIt's clever but not often original.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckTalkington 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]
- 50Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovGory, 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.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannDirected 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.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyWhat 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.
- 50Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezAs 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]
- 40The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinIn any case, Love and a .45 is too mean-spirited to be funny, and it winds up nastily derivative rather than clever.
- 38Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanPhiladelphia InquirerDesmond RyanIn his peculiar, confused and grossly violent debut, Texas writer- director C.M. Talkington doesn't seem to know whether he is dumping on the road-movie genre (felony division) or celebrating it. [09 Jan 1995, p.D02]
- 38Portland OregonianPortland OregonianThe film by writer-director C.M. Talkington answers a question no one in his right mind would want answered: What would happen if someone without a hint of Quentin Tarantino's talent made a Quentin Tarantino film? [07 Apr 1995, p.C06]