The surprisingly rich character development is only one of the aspects of this film that make it one of my favorites. I feel I know not only the main characters, but also the supporting cast and even the era in which it's set.
All of them are fully fleshed-out and important to the story.
True to Conan-Doyle's style, and contrary to some other comments here, there are no extra elements - everything shown is a clue, especially the opening sequence apparently showing a shotgun suicide, but with a hungry corpse... Even the background dialogue adds to the reality of the plot and hints at what's really happening.
Despite being a long movie with stylistic still sequences and deliberately slow action & dialogue, Electra Glide in Blue is nevertheless a classic whodunit as proven by its steadfast popularity.
Too bad the original DVDs are so rare & expensive...
All of them are fully fleshed-out and important to the story.
True to Conan-Doyle's style, and contrary to some other comments here, there are no extra elements - everything shown is a clue, especially the opening sequence apparently showing a shotgun suicide, but with a hungry corpse... Even the background dialogue adds to the reality of the plot and hints at what's really happening.
Despite being a long movie with stylistic still sequences and deliberately slow action & dialogue, Electra Glide in Blue is nevertheless a classic whodunit as proven by its steadfast popularity.
Too bad the original DVDs are so rare & expensive...