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?
Directed by C.M. Talkington
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Cast
Gil Bellows
Watty Watts
Renée Zellweger
Starlene Cheatham
Rory Cochrane
Billy Mack Black
Jeffrey Combs
Dinosaur Bob
Jace Alexander
Creepy Cody
Peter Fonda
Vergil Cheatham
Ann Wedgeworth
Thaylene Cheatham
Jack Nance
Justice Thurman
Charlotte Ross
Mary Ann
Michael Bowen
Ranger X
Wiley Wiggins
Young Clerk
Crew
Tom Verlaine
Original Music Composer
Bob Ducsay
Editor
Tom Richmond
Director of Photography
Darin Scott
Producer
Russell Towery
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
14 reviews
maddie graumann
7.0★ · 02/14/26
half decent
half decent
Ross
10.0★ · 07/11/25
how’s that pussy
how’s that pussy
kitty
5.0★ · 03/20/25
shitty tarantino wannabe but kinda loved it Renée zellweger playing the og murderer who loves media attention long before roxie hart
shitty tarantino wannabe but kinda loved it Renée zellweger playing the og murderer who loves media attention long before roxie hart
“Love and a .45” was a bit of a disappointment. It’s a wannabe Tarantino, “Bonnie and Clyde”-esque crime thriller and just doesn’t work that good.
The cast is pretty great with Gil Bellows, Renée Zellweger, Rory Cochrane, Jeffrey Combs and Peter Fonda and the performances mostly work too. Cochrane and Combs can be annoying at times, but I especially liked Bellows and Zellweger.
There are several great moments including a fantastic opening starring Wiley Wiggins depicting a very nice and funny robbery. But the vast majority of the film didn’t do much for me. I thought it was very well paced, but over all not terribly intriguing. The soundtrack is pretty good tho.
I hoped to like it more, but I was quite underwhelmed.
“Love and a .45” was a bit of a disappointment. It’s a wannabe Tarantino, “Bonnie and Clyde”-esque crime thriller and just doesn’t work that good.
The cast is pretty great with Gil Bellows, Renée Zellweger, Rory Cochrane, Jeffrey Combs and Peter Fonda and the performances mostly work too. Cochrane and Combs can be annoying at times, but I especially liked Bellows and Zellweger.
There are several great moments including a fantastic opening starring Wiley Wiggins depicting a very nice and funny robbery. But the vast majority of the film didn’t do much for me. I thought it was very well paced, but over all not terribly intriguing. The soundtrack is pretty good tho.
I hoped to like it more, but I was quite underwhelmed.
