Wordiezett So much average

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Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Mr-Fusion "Blue Steel" features a solid pe4rformance from Jamie Lee Curtis and the stylish direction you've come to expect from Kathryn Bigelow, but its story about a crazy serial killer preying on a rookie officer is predicated on some sketchy writing. So, Curtis is the tough lady cop who foils a grocery robbery, and Ron Silver the bystander who witnesses the shooting and (by the way) pockets the robber's gun. None of the witnesses come to Curtis' support that she fired in self-defense? From the outset, she's on the defensive from everybody, including her own brothers in blue. And from then on, it's one contrivance after another that lets Silver slip through the cracks. After awhile, you just start pulling your hair.This is forgettable stalker material, but Bigelow at least keeps things moving.5/10

callanvass (Credit IMDb) A female rookie in the police force engages in a cat and mouse game with a pistol wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her. Critics were not kind to this movie, and it seems IMDb users feel the same way with the 5.5 rating. I'm not like other people, and I found this movie to be pretty good. It's suspenseful, action packed, with good buildup as well. It's very gritty in its approach with some terrific atmosphere. I especially enjoyed the cat and mouse game from Ron Silver with the vulnerable Jamie Lee Curtis. It was pretty intense stuff. Like a lot of movies. I do get annoyed with the "framed" approach, but it works well here, despite feeling like a little bit of Fatal Attraction at times. Jamie Lee Curtis is terrific as the rookie cop. Not only does she show the proper vulnerability, but her sexiness is low-key. Ron Silver plays a fantastic psychopath, whilst Clancy Brown actually plays a good guy for once. And you know what? He did very well. His chemistry with Curtis was very solid. The shootout in the finale is one of the best I've ever seen. It's highly suspenseful. My only big complaint is the annoying subplot with Jamie Lee Curtis's parents (Louise Fletcher & Phillip Bosco) I found the domestic abuse thing to be a bit annoyingFinal Thoughts: This is criminally underrated. Yes. It's flawed, but it's the enjoyment that counts for me. It's well worth a watch7.8/10

davidaburdick-1 worst supposed bad guy ever.............he's like a smiling teddy bear............not even the least hint of scariness.........even when he's supposedly doing gory stuff he acts like he's selling socks at the shoe store.................and jamie lee.......can not play sexy period..........even though she's decent looking and built she always comes off like my aunt or a pta soccer mom........who uhhh sells yogurt................her sex scenes are like watching your mom...........this is something i hope to never see again .............ever.............and please only use ron silver as a boring attorney,real estate salesman or doctor...........you know boring people with no emotion.............and jamie lee...........well...........she sells yogurt..........as she should..............man what a stinker..............

LeaBlacks_Balls There have always been so few female directors working in mainstream cinema, I always try to see as many of their films as I can. In this case it was a film by Kathryn Bigelow, 1989's cop thriller 'Blue Steel.'Jamie Lee Curtis plays a rookie cop who guns down a robber in a grocery store hold-up. Unbeknownst to her, a stockbroker, played by Ron Silver, picks up the crooks gun. Soon he's obsessed with Curtis and out in the streets at night murdering random people. He tracks her down, stalks her, even takes her to dinner. When Curtis finds out that he's the madman responsible for the murders plaguing the city, they both enter into a deadly game of cat and mouse.I've always found Kathryn Bigelow interesting. Unlike acclaimed female directors like Jane Campion and Mira Nair, Bigelow's films are aggressive, even masculine. Some of her credits include 'Near Dark,' 'Point Break,' 'Strange Days,' and this years critical hit 'The Hurt Locker.' Watching any of these films you'd have no idea they had a female behind the camera. And that's why I like her so much. She breaks the mold of what kind of pictures female directors 'should' make.So I was looking forward to sitting down and enjoying 'Blue Steel.' Sadly, I really didn't. The problem isn't the acting or directing, it's the script. The first half of the film is tight and suspenseful, but the second half is full of clichés and plot holes. The cinematography however, is pretty good, and sort of distracts you from the dull proceedings. It's reminiscent of a Ridley Scott film from the 80's.All in all, 'Blue Steel' isn't terrible, it's just not very believable or exciting. There was a great movie that could have been made here, but because of the lousy script, we got a mediocre one.