by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Released in the US on cable television, Blue Ice stars Michael Caine as an older, tireder version of his 1960s "Harry Palmer" character (his name, in fact, is Harry Anders). An M16 agent-turned-nightclub owner, Caine is a man of steadfast loyalties. Thus he takes it personally when several friends from his espionage days are mysteriously killed. Caine investigates on his own, which brings him in very close proximity with enigmatic consul's wife Sean Young. Befitting the fact that Caine's character is a jazz fancier, Blue Ice boasts an evocative musical score by Michael Kamen, of Lethal Weapon and Die Hard fame. Watch for jazz great Bobby Short and an unbilled Bob Hoskins.
characteristics
- Out For Revenge
- Investigator
- Intrigue
- Kill
- Murder
- Weapons-dealer
- Infidelity
- Love
- Gunrunning
- Blackmail
- Adultery
- Espionage
- Extramarital-affair
- Gun-runner
- Friend
