"Blue" seems to be a western that was made with the intention to mix elements of Hollywood westerns at the time with elements from Italian westerns made at the same time. With two sensibilities aimed at, it's probably no surprise that the end results are kind of uneven. Terence Stamp's character seems to have been concocted as some kind of silent spaghetti western individual, but he is so silent and aloof that it's hard to figure out what is going on in this cowboy's head. The problem is made worse by the pacing of the movie, which is really slow and didn't have to be stretched out to almost two hours in length. And there are some plot details that seem unfinished, like the romance that is brewed up between Blue and the daughter of the man who brings him in. Still, there are some good moments here and there, the photography of the movie is magnificent, and I have to admit that the movie has some sort of hypnotising spell that's hard to explain. As I indicated earlier, this movie is kind of mixed bag, so I think it's best reserved for western fans who are patient and are willing to put up with some flaws.
