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A Mexican bandit, part of a gang led by his father, goes on a raid into the U.S. He falls for a beautiful woman and decides to leave his life of crime and settle down with her. Eventually his father and the gang come back for him, and he finds himself torn between his love for the woman and his loyalty to his father and his fellow gang members. Written by
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The Rio Grande runs red when Blue changes sides.
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Blue:
I'm tired, Mr. Parker... particularly of you.
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Terence Stamp is Azul (Spanish for "blue"), the adopted son of
Mexican bandito Ricardo Montalban. Montalban, tiring of the same
old robbing and pillaging, and sensing unrest from all of his sons
(natural and otherwise), decides to cross the river into the United
States and do some damage to the country that recently took part
of Mexico for itself.
The bandits raid a settlement, but Azul begins having a change of
heart, deciding not to kill, but to stay in the United States. He saves
Joanna Pettet's life, and is nursed back to health by her doctor
father, Karl Malden. The rest of the bandits head back to Mexico,
mourning their losses.
For the first time, and half way through the film, Blue speaks. He is
called Blue because of his eye color. He is not your typical
Mexican, also possessing blonde hair and fair skin. He begins to
take a liking to Pettet, and stays on to farm the doctor's land.
Eventually, Blue is introduced into the settlers' society, but not
without raising the suspicions of some of the bandits' victims.
Eventually, Montalban and the boys return, reclaiming one of their
own. Blue leads the settlers in an ambush of the Mexicans, and
final allegiances begin to surface.
Made in 1968, this western has a definite contemporary feel to it.
There are no good guys and bad guys, and Blue is an antihero if
there ever was one. His romance with Pettet is expected but never
forced or false. Malden is also excellent as the doctor who is
supposed to help people, murderers or not. Stamp is good as
Blue, never speaking through the first half of the film, so when he
finally does open up about himself you find yourself hanging on
his every word.
Narizzano shows a wonderful directorial eye, highlighting great
Utah scenery. He is able to generate suspense (Pettet's attack in
the general store), lust (a very good clothed love scene), and
violence (the final showdown) without getting show-offy with the
camera. Yakima Canutt was stunt coordinator here, and the
explosive finale is some of his best work.
While "Blue" might be hard to find, it is worth the rental, and I highly
recommend it.
This is unrated, and contains physical violence, strong gun
violence, gore, mild profanity, and mild sexual content.