Review of Louie Bluie (1985) by Paul P — 19 Sep 2010

In the first scene Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstong is shaving without soap or water, just a razor blade. And you just kinda stare at him totally fascinated. That level of fascination is maintained for the rest of the film.

This documentary consists of Armstrong telling stories, playing alot of music and even showing you his book of pornography. Zwigoff's first film is alot like his masterpiece 'Crumb' in that it doesn't try to pigeonhole the man its documenting.

I wish the film was longer but a few scenes near the end start to stretch this material a little too thin, so maybe its a blessing in disguise.