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Blue Steel (1990)
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Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 11
Rotten:5
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When a psychotic Wall Street broker witnesses rookie cop Megan Turner gunning down an armed robber in a grocery store, he becomes instantly obsessed with her. In the midst of all the swift and... When a psychotic Wall Street broker witnesses rookie cop Megan Turner gunning down an armed robber in a grocery store, he becomes instantly obsessed with her. In the midst of all the swift and sudden violence, he manages to steal the assailant's gun; as a result, the novice cop, who already has more than one strike against her because she's a woman, is suspended for using excessive force and killing an unarmed man. Soon thereafter, the broker arranges a "chance" meeting with the now vulnerable policewoman, and the two strike up a romance. Meanwhile, he is carving her name onto bullets and using the stolen gun to go on a brutal murder spree. The police suspect her at first but eventually realize she's innocent. And they make the dangerous decision to use this unproven rookie as bait to catch the real killer. [More]
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peņa
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peņa, Tom Sizemore
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
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Reviews for Blue Steel
Bloody and absurd, the thriller inadvertently becomes an exercise in erotic violence, with Bigelow turning the heroine's uniform and gun into fetishism; the film is a field day for Freudian psychologists.
A routine crime thriller that surprisingly adds some off-kilter punch to its run-of-the-mill psychological edginess.
The film gets very silly at times, particularly during the unnaturally attenuated final showdown between Megan and Eugene, but it's still enjoyable.
Bigelow brings some steely style to an otherwise pedestrian cop thriller. Clever switcheroo on the casting, though.
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