Review of Blood Simple (1985) by Travis R — 31 Jul 2010
Uninspired. That's the best way to describe the debut film of the Coen brothers, contra all the laughable praise it's received over the past 25-plus years.
In this predecessor to "No Country for Old Men" (though, had I seen "Blood Simple" in 1984, I never would have guessed the creators of this turd could make such a masterpiece), a couple of lowly bartenders are having an affair, doing a poor job of evading the woman's jealous, territorial husband (Dan Hedaya, who looks so much like a rodent I kept expecting him to sprout pointy teeth and start gnawing on a stick to keep them at a manageable length). The husband hires an ambivalent PI (M. Emmet Walsh, who could have been remarkable, were it not for a lame script and over-focusing on the cipher protagonists) to track their movements.
Don't believe the hype; if "Blood Simple" was featured as a movie-of-the-week, you'd change the channel before the first five minutes were out.
This review of Blood Simple (1985) was written by Travis R on 31 Jul 2010.
Blood Simple has generally received very positive reviews.
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