Rating of
2.5/4
SIngli6 - wrote on 06/27/17
There is something about Brian De Palma’s work that I find very off-putting. The man possesses undeniable talent, as can be plainly observed by how artfully he uses the foreground and background to block his characters in both this film and the great majority of his other works, but he’s also schlocky, dated, and just really creepy (and not in a good way). ‘Blowout’ stands out to me as one of the schlockiest, most dated, and most creepy films he has ever directed, and though I loved a lot of the shots and some of the 'subtle' homages to the great Alfred Hitchcock (not to mention those to the film's namesake 'Blow-Up'), I feel a strong compulsion to never watch this film again.
