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Crossroads (1986)
Director: Walter Hill
Writer: John Fusco
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz
Genre: Drama, Music
'Ralph Macchio is Lightning Boy. A kid who can make a slide guitar sing. Blind Dog is an old pro who knows it. Together, they're headed to a place where deals are made. And legends are born.'
I really liked Crossroads, it's a very different type of film and it surprised me, and that's a good thing.
I figure if the movie holds my interest and I'm into the story, I don't check the clock too much and I do think about the movie the next day...Then that's a good movie in my book. And Crossroads did all that for me.
It's a very different mix of styles. At first I thought it would be like Karate Kid with Ralph Macchio reprising his role. But then the movie turns more serious and we see his character Lighting Boy getting involved in crime and even packing a gun. I was really surprised the film had the girl Frances, played by Jami Gertz getting involved in prostitution.
Then just when I thought I had a handle on the film, it shifts gears and we get this twist style ending with the devil and a play off for ownership of the soul. The movie reminded me of the country western song The Devil Went Down to Georgia by the Charlie Daniels band in 1979.
Oh, also it was very cool to see Tim Russ (Tuvok from Star Trek Voyager) in the beginning of the film as the young Blind Dog.
I dug the entire blues scene and the music and really enjoyed the on-location shooting in Mississippi. Very impressive film.
Crossroads (1986)
Writer: John Fusco
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz
Genre: Drama, Music
'Ralph Macchio is Lightning Boy. A kid who can make a slide guitar sing. Blind Dog is an old pro who knows it. Together, they're headed to a place where deals are made. And legends are born.'
I really liked Crossroads, it's a very different type of film and it surprised me, and that's a good thing.
I figure if the movie holds my interest and I'm into the story, I don't check the clock too much and I do think about the movie the next day...Then that's a good movie in my book. And Crossroads did all that for me.
It's a very different mix of styles. At first I thought it would be like Karate Kid with Ralph Macchio reprising his role. But then the movie turns more serious and we see his character Lighting Boy getting involved in crime and even packing a gun. I was really surprised the film had the girl Frances, played by Jami Gertz getting involved in prostitution.
Then just when I thought I had a handle on the film, it shifts gears and we get this twist style ending with the devil and a play off for ownership of the soul. The movie reminded me of the country western song The Devil Went Down to Georgia by the Charlie Daniels band in 1979.
Oh, also it was very cool to see Tim Russ (Tuvok from Star Trek Voyager) in the beginning of the film as the young Blind Dog.
I dug the entire blues scene and the music and really enjoyed the on-location shooting in Mississippi. Very impressive film.