Blu-ray Review – Blue City

1985 was a big year for Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy. The pair enjoyed box office success with roles in “The Breakfast Club” and “St. Elmo’s Fire,” also experiencing a massive surge in media interest with their positions in “Brat Pack” stories, highlighting their youthful takeover of the film business. In 1986, career momentum was suddenly halted, with the duo reteaming for “Blue City,” a picture that hoped to ride a wave of overexposure to financial fortunes, only to end up a bomb. And there’s a few good reasons for audience rejection, with the endeavor showing signs of editorial struggle that results in an awkward viewing experience. “Blue City” has its messiness and miscastings, and while director Michelle Manning has a way with the visual presence of the effort, she can’t hold any type of consistent story together, with the final cut jumping from incident to incident without much connective tissue. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com