Tom Sizemore
Review
Blue Steel - A Review
"Blue Steel" is a very tense action-thriller about a female rookie cop and a
yuppie type businessman whose fascination with death gets him close to her.
Jamie Lee Curtis, in one of her best roles, is a rookie cop just assigned on
the force. On her first night, she encounters a supermarket robbery (The
robber is played by Tom Sizemore) and she reacts in an unprofessional manner,
shooting the man six times. Ron Silver is the psychopath in the store who
picks up Sizemore's gun and leaves, pending an investigation on her. She is
suspended and begins to question her role as a police officer.
Meanwhile,
Silver begins a methodical killing spree with the gun. It soon leads to Silver
meeting Curtis, but when she suspects something wrong with him, he soon lashes
out against her, bringing a physical and mental battle of wits and wills.
"Blue Steel" was directed by Kathryn Bigelow, one of a few female action
directors out there. (She also directed Tom in "Point Break" and "Strange
Days.") She is also one of the most talented, and this film is probably her
best, full of suspense and action. Jamie Lee Curtis gives one of her best
roles, and Ron Silver is great. Clancy Brown, as a detective, gives a solid
supporting role.
Sizemore, listed in the credits as "Wool Cap," has a very small but very
pivotal role. It was the last of his four roles in 1989, and developed a
mutual respect with Bigelow, who casted him in two more of her films.
Many thanks to Scagnetti's U.S. representative Scott Perry for this review!
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