Some films you find, some films find you. This is definitely the latter - and on the strength of seeing the hefty rock soundtrack alone in a discount vinyl bin I decided to watch it. The music is good but it's the bitter viewpoints and dark twists, as well as a totemic central trio in Prior Keitel and Kotto, that really made this a fascinating watch. It doesn't pull many punches and there's some deep brutality in here amidst the occasional comedy sequences. Prior's core performance is genuinely spellbinding and honestly as a directorial debut for Schrader it's pretty solid if a little tonally uneven. Sometimes it's really worth following up on a strange whim in a record bin.
Review of Blue Collar
