Kid Blue

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Justin M. @McFlick5150 1d Kid Blue is an odd film. Starting with a train robbery that is a hilarious and clumsy failure. Setting up for a movie you think is going to be some kind of comedy. But then turns into a coming of age drama with a 35 year old Dennis Hopper playing the titular character. When the film leans into the comedy and wacky stuff it actually works. Once it gets to the melodrama is totally a snooze fest. Warren Oates and Lee Purcell play husband and wife that befriend our delinquent lead. Oates wants to help him be a better man, while Purcell sees a dangerous “young” man, ready to feast on. Those three do bring the film some of best scenes. Western film legend Ben Johnson plays the sheriff who knows the Kid is rotten scoundrel and makes his life hell. Living up to his nickname of ‘Mean John,’ badgering Hooper the whole movie. An unrecognizable pre Young Frankenstein Peter Boyle plays a strung out “preacher.” Who is building a flying machine in prep for the end of the world. Boyle and Johnson steal every scene they’re in. Boyle is giving it all as a young hungry actor. While Johnson knows he’s in a stinker, and just playing the character up to 11. There becomes a love triangle, and the arrival of an old flame. The town being up tight hard workers, finally drives the Kid back to crime. Which leads to a fun final sequence that really bumps the enjoyment up. It’s the tone the movie was searching for the whole time. They finally nail it and then give the film this Looney Tunes-esque freeze frame final shot. With the music and all. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 19 Unfunny in 1 hour and 40 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Ashley H @ashleyhobgood87 09/10/2023 Kid Blue is an okay film. It is about Texas train robber Kid Blue who goes straight. Dennis Hopper and Warren Oates give decent performances. The script is a little slow in places. James Frawley did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor. See more 06/04/2021 Good cast of then unknowns who went on to be stars or well know character actors. See more delysid d 05/17/2020 i enjoyed the film which is an obscure one See more 03/25/2015 A very humble movie about an outlaw played by Dennis Hopper who gets a job and tries to play it straight, but the sheriff gives him a hard time. I really liked watching Hopper act in this one. It's simple, but sweet. One thing that stands out, he makes a friend at town but his wife turns out to be pretty crazy and causes some interesting drama. It's cute but scary at the same time because there are plenty of people who like to play mind games like that. See more Read all reviews

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