Review of Blow Out (1981) by Algitya P — 12 Feb 2013
On its own terms, as a B-movie with "aspirations", Blow Out is pretty great. DePalma nods (or winks) at both Antonioni and Hitchcock, probably rips off Coppola's The Conversation, and even steals the feel of the ending of Chinatown.
Young John Travolta is a sulky sound man who accidentally records a possible gubernatorial assassination and then spends the rest of the film trying to convince people. Nancy Allen is a dopey pawn/love interest/victim and John Lithgow brings the evil.
There are tracking shots up the wazoo. Good for popcorn munching.
This review of Blow Out (1981) was written by Algitya P on 12 Feb 2013.
Blow Out has generally received very positive reviews.
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