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The Detroit News
The Detroit News
It’s less than five minutes into “True Romance” when, depending on your perspective, Patricia Arquette either salutes or slams the Motor City with a backhanded compliment for the ages: “If you gave me a million years to ponder,” she says, in voiceover and in character as a Florida native transplanted to the Midwest, “I would never have guessed that true romance and Detroit would ever go together.” That line has stood the test of time, and so has “True Romance.” The crime caper fairy tale, released 30 years ago this month, features a legendary ensemble cast, a crackling screenplay from a young …