Review of Blow Out

Blow Out (1981)
9/10
For Neo Noir fans
6 May 2020
This movie seems to be forgotten, it has only 41k votes and a 7.4. I think that the critics on Metascore got it right this time, this movie is a pure masterpiece. I particularly find interesting the framing and the use of that blood red in almost every scene. The red is an excellent color in cinema, it draws attention and in someway the color and itself as an immense impact in creating emotions.

Furthermore, the movie is composed of a very clever and effective storyline. However, the dialogues are like roller-coaster some are excellent as the last line of the movie others are simply average and forgettable.

Finally, I could describe this movie as a surprising neo-noir. It is not in anybody's cinema book, but still had an unexpected influence on movies like Nightcrawler in 2014.
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