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1.0 out of 5 stars
Incredibly Stupid Filmmaking, December 14, 2009
This review is from: Blue Steel (1990) (DVD)
Bad films continue to get made, but did anyone bother to read this ridiculous script? "Blue Steel" (1990) deserves a special niche in cinema history as one of the most implausible crime thrillers ever produced. The character motivations of rookie cop Jamie Lee Curtis and Wall Street psychopath Ron Silver defy logic even by B-movie standards. Director Kathryn Bigelow is so preoccupied with visual style that she ignores the astonishing stupidity that substitutes for so-called plot twists. Strangely enough, "Blue Steel" has a few cult admirers, who remain charitably blind to its numerous flaws. At least Bigelow bounced back with the preposterously entertaining "Point Break."
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of Jamie Lee's finest roles!, January 23, 2004
This review is from: Blue Steel (1990) (DVD)
Jamie Lee Curtis is one of Hollywood's more diverse actresses-- from being heralded the "Scream Queen" for such films as HALLOWEEN and THE FOG, to comedic genuis in A FISH CALLED WANDA and TRUE LIES. Her portrayal of a rookie cop who becomes the target of an obsessed stalker (Ron Silver) after her first assignment on the force solidifies her acting abilities and film repertoire. Ron Silver plays the Wall-Street-broker-turned-psychopath flawlessly. BLUE STEEL is a cop flick with a twist which, unlike many films in the genre, showcases a lead female's descent through the police force. Amir M. Mokri's encompassing and somber cinematography, Brad Fiedel's ambient and chilling musical score, and Kathryn Bigelow's cool, detatched direction, combined with the excellent cast which also includes Louise Fletcher, Clancy Brown, and Elizabeth Peña, makes for a unique, entertaining, and esthetically pleasing film!
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
vacuous story and characters, May 21, 2000
An NYPD rookie and her partner match wits with a not-so-bright homicidal lunatic (Silver) in this farcical "thriller." Silver's one-dimensional character is so vile and despicable that we become too infuriated to be scared. Despite the substantial time focussed on him, there is little character development, no past, no context, no meaning--nothing to make him an interesting or awesome character. Because we don't expect him to do anything else but kill like a homidical robot from the start, suspense is nil. Not once do any of the characters act out of rationality or common sense. The story itself completely lacks common sense. Too bad Jamie Lee Curtis's best performance to date had to be in such a turkey of film.
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