Review of Blue Collar (1978) by Eric R — 10 Apr 2011
Blue Collar tells the story of three men who slave away in an automobile factory in Detroit. They are fed up with the conditions of the factory and the fact that their worker's union is almost worse then the actual company itself.
They form a plan to rob from the union but after the robbery get away with chump chance and some documents which could prove that the union is corrupt. It's really a shame that Paul Schrader is lumped together with Martin Scorsese by the average film goer because he really did make some fantastic films on his own that I would say even rival Scorsese's best.
This film really captures the blue collar poor folks of the motor city and the difficulties they go through on a daily basis. The three leads played by Harvey Keitel, Richard Pryor and Yaphet Kotto are all fantastic as the disgruntled workers.
Schrader's direction is rather standard but the way he shoots the factory using long takes and pans to really capture the grueling labor that takes place in the factories.
This review of Blue Collar (1978) was written by Eric R on 10 Apr 2011.
Blue Collar has generally received very positive reviews.
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