Electra Glide in Blue

A movie that seems to be considered as part of the whole “great movies of the 70s” block, but it seems overrated. Robert Blake is absolutely solid and rather great in the central performance, and there is some great cinematography, but some of the scenes are bloated, pretentious and silly. The worst is a scene where Blake’s new boss takes him to meet his woman, who by coincidence Blake is seeing…and what ensues is a scene that feels like a poorly written attempt at Tennessee Williams’ dialogue done in an overheated way.

Bits of this movie were tiresome, but some of it was interesting, and it feels somewhat like a version of Easy Rider done from a cop’s perspective. Those bits I liked.

Probably one to see, but not one to revere.