Blue Steel on DVD (1989)

Steelly

Nicholas Vangelis from London , 13/02/2005

Blue Steel portrays a serial killer with a gun fetish (think Taxi Driver)killing randomly in New York. Hunting the killer is a rookie female cop, who has become the object of his affection after saving him in a supermarket shoot out.

Kathryn Bigelow employs the same kind of slick cinematography we are used to from Point Break, Strange Days, Near Dark etc, but the plot moves in fits and bursts and never seems to up the ante enough. When the killer escapes for the fourth time from a shoot out things start to get a little dull. But Bigelow does manages to keep the action going throughout the film - just.

Since the focus is on the cop and not the psycho, the killer is rather crudely drawn (nothing as in depth as Travis Bickle) but this is forgivable since he is not the central figure of the film. There are some great tense moments and set peices in there, the acting is excellent, and all the elements fit together well... it just feels like the film's structure needed to be refined down some more, so it builds to a climax properly. This film is like a great looking car with an engine that keeps stalling, but it gets you there eventually. But it would have been more fun if it had been a smooth ride. Still recommended.

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Blue Steel

Jurdz from Cheshire , 14/10/2003

This film is a real nail biter, one of those DONT LOOK BEHIND YOU! or KILLLLLL HIMMMMM! films - you know what I mean. If Jamie Lee Curtis ever had any worries about being taken as a serious actress in her own right, this film did it for her big style. Ron Silver is also one of the best and most believable baddies ever! At the start he's just an ordinary guy in a suit, but then the opportunity comes.....The tension just keeps you there, you know youre gonna fall off the edge of your seat eventually. And you will!

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television

A customer from notts,england , 14/12/2004

this storyline is okay but common and the acting and actors portrayal is okay. however it's more like a made for television movie than cinema. you wouldn't want to watch it more than once if at all.

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Highly watchable

Jamie from Staffs, England [Highly rated reviewer] , 15/06/2005

I really liked this, despite the script being very clunky and cliche it was really well done. The performances were fine and there was a good pace, some good action, and a few good thrills. It's nice to see a strong female lead in one of these movies for a change too.

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