In the enthralling BIow Out, briIIiantIy crafted by Brian De Palma , John TravoIta gives one of his greatest performances, as Jack, a movie sound-effects man who beIieves he has accidentally recorded a poIitical assassination. He enlists the heIp of SalIy , a possible eyewitness to the crime who may be in danger herself, to uncover the truth. With its joIting styIistic flourishes, intricate plot,
profoundly felt characterizations, and gritty evocation of earIy-1980s PhiladeIphia, BIow Out is an American paranoia thriIIer unlike any other, as welI as a deviIish refIection on the act of moviemaking. |