Blu-ray Review – Impulse

The early 1970s were a strange time for William Shatner. He was a working actor attempting to manage his "Star Trek" past into a viable professional future, looking for opportunities to break typecasting and perhaps challenge himself. As "Star Trek" slowly evolved into an iconic franchise, Shatner was off doing odd things with scrappy filmmakers. Such experimentation is found in 1974's "Impulse," with the actor trying his luck as a villain, portraying a deranged man willing to kill to protect his secrets. "Impulse" is a weird picture, with screenwriter Tony Crechales and director William Grefe ("Stanley," "Mako: The Jaws of Death") aiming to find horror and suspense in the study of an unraveling human being, with Shatner in charge of communicating such psychological burning. The feature connects as camp, giving those hunting for prime Shatner-ing a clear view of the performer's instincts when it comes to interpreting the ways of an imbalanced man. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com