I just watched about 3/4 of this film (I missed the beginning) and I have to be honest, I don't quite understand the hype. Unpleasant people doing unpleasant things in unpleasant locations. Even the costumes/wardrobes are mostly blah for such a colorful era. Way too pretentious feeling, and not even close to being a mystery, I'm not sure what the appeal is. Perhaps to the eyes of it's contemporary audience it was bold and daring, but to me today it was drab, dull, and pointless. Some scenes didn't even require acting, just staring at photo "blow ups" forever, or standing around looking quizzical. The soundtrack caught my ear, the Rolls Royce my eye, the rock band my attention, but the rest... well... even Peter Bowles, who I usually like, was unpleasant. Maybe I'm just a square...
Review of Blow-Up
