Blaze is set in a redneck Louisiana milieu of strippers and larger than life politicians. I watched this mainly for Lolita Davidovich. She plays a stripper who falls in love with a rambunctious progressive politician played by Paul Newman. The film deserved a better director than Ron Shelton who gives the material a routine treatment. Shorn of too many directorial flourishes, it is left to Lolita and Newman to shore up the film and they do a pretty good job. Lolita looks gorgeous in this. One of the prettiest and most adorable redneck women ever.
Review of Blaze
