"Blue City" came and went from theaters pretty quickly, and has been pretty much forgotten today. I picked up a copy of the movie from a thrift store for 55 cents, to see if there was a reason why the movie is now in obscurity. It did not take me long to figure out why... and that I paid way too much to see it. There are many problems with the movie, but I think the biggest is that there isn't really any character to identify or sympathize with. The biggest offender is the main character played by Judd Nelson. Right from the start he is deeply arrogant and unlikable, so it's really hard to get involved with his quest to solve the murder of his father. It doesn't help that Nelson's performance really rubs the viewer the wrong way. (Actually, EVERY actor in this movie gives a poor performance.) As for the mystery angle of the movie, it is uninvolving, mainly because the investigation moves at an unbelievably slow pace. And Nelson's character makes a lot of actions that are so unbelievable that you'll wonder how he's not thrown in jail countless times, or simply killed off. The climax tries to pull off a surprise twist, but if you have seen your share of thrillers, more likely than not you will have guessed what that twist will be long before it unfolds. I'll be shortly donating my copy of this movie to a thrift store, so if you happen to see it there, let it remain there gathering dust.
