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Blue Steel

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Original title

Blue Steel

Year

1990

Running time

102 min.

Country

United States

United States

Director

Kathryn Bigelow

Screenwriter

Eric Red, Kathryn Bigelow

Cast

Music

Cinematography

Producer

Vestron Pictures, Lightning Pictures, Precision Films. Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Thriller. Mystery | Cop Movies. Home Invasion

Synopsis

Rookie female cop Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) kills an armed robber, but is suspended from the force when the gunman's weapon is not found. Actually, the weapon has fallen into the hands of a psychotic killer (Ron Silver) who begins to track down the rookie.

Critics' reviews

"Blue Steel is a sophisticated update of Halloween, the movie that first made Jamie Lee Curtis a star. (...) What makes it more interesting than yet another sequel to Halloween is the way the filmmakers have fleshed out the formula with intriguing characters and a few angry ideas".

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"It's a likable action picture that's fun and entertaining even when it's a bit silly"

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
"Bigelow's seductively stylish, wildy fetishistic thriller is proof that a woman can enter a traditionally male world and, like Megan, beat men at their own game."

Time Out
"A taut, relentless thriller that hums with an electric current of outrage"

Variety Staff: Variety
"Given the talent involved -- Bigelow, Curtis, Red -- you figure Blue Steel will break out, show something new. Never happens. It's just a tough little thriller with a long string of plot holes"

Bill Cosford: Miami Herald
"For the audience, it's both a sobering and invigorating experience. For Ms. Bigelow, it's a breakthrough."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"Unfortunately, style needs a little substance to keep it from careening around looking empty, and the story of 'Blue Steel' is lofty, implausible twaddle that sinks whatever ideas"

Sheila Benson: Los Angeles Times

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