Largely a puffed-up display of attitude, Keys to Tulsa stars Eric Stoltz as the black-sheep son of a wealthy Oklahoma family who appears out of nowhere and immediately gets involved with a blackmail scheme, an old girlfriend, guns, and a stripper. There isn't much compelling narrative to back any of this outré stuff up; it's indie-film posturing, though not without some attractive reasons to watch. Mary Tyler Moore's and James Coburn's presence certainly bring freshness to the otherwise overly-familiar indie cast. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 2.0 / 5.0
Who Wants To Be Quentin Tarantino?:
This is another movie that seemed to suffer of the "Pulp Fiction" effect, as it pretty much relies on attitude, cool badass characters, stylish cinematography and edgy music to give mood. The story, however, isn`t that great, turning into an average betrayal plot that doesn`t bring nothing new or too memorable, and is a bit too slow. Some good moments still occur, though, and the acting is alright, with talents like Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Mary Tyler Moore and even a then unnoticed Cameron Diaz. So,... more info
Not a good buy at all:
I bought this movie because I collect movies with Cameron Diaz and I can say it was disapointing. She appears during one minute at the beginning and never again! I didn't find any interest in the story, and I was yawning all the time. How boring can this be?
don't buy it!:
the story is boring and stupid, the actors act very bad, except Cameron Diaz, but we only see her 5 minutes.
Cool little film; lousy DVD release!:
I could hold forth on the relative merits of this DVD's entertainment value--you get to see some weird incarnations of various prominent actors, James Spader looking particularly weird; not that many flicks set in Oklahoma these days; Joanna Going carried the film, etc. etc.--but instead I think I'll criticize the DVD itself. First off, it has exactly ONE "special feature" (production stills, at that!). Furthermore, not only does this disc lack the extended cut (missing 3 minutes, this is just the R-rated... more info
