The only reason why I stuck this one out was the film's mercifully short run-time. The movie starts with a generally confusing and slow-paced sequence inside an old west tavern, and the movie never really acquires any pace. For the first fifteen minutes, several bewildering cut-aways to John Wayne plague the "action," yet give the audience no idea as to John Wayne is playing, if he is a "good guy," how the other characters know him, or if the other characters even know he is there. This would be a great technique if the director gave you the impression he was TRYING to confuse you. Instead, one immediately gets the impression that the film is amateurish, even for a b-movie. This should not suggest that the movie is unentertaining. I found the awkward pan shots and poorly-shot stunts to be thigh-slappingly hilarious, particularly the scenes in which characters fall off desert cliffs and land in deep-wooded rivers. Oh yeah, and a lot of the characters look the same and whenever one gets shot, well, head-scratching ensues. I'm sorry if you've had to see this.
Review of Blue Steel
