BLIND JUSTICE

US, 1994, 85 minutes, Colour.
Armand Assante, Elizabeth Shue, Robert Davi.
Directed by Richard Spence.

Blind Justice is an offbeat western - a veteran wounded during the Civil War roams the West - and is an expert shot. He encounters the army hemmed in by criminals roaming the West. He also has a baby which he wants to return to its family. After various encounters - and shootings - this is achieved.

1.American telemovie, for the Cable audience?

2.The traditions of the western - and the variations here? The blind shooter? The title and blind justice?

3.The western settings, the desert, the towns? The action sequences? The conventions of the lone gunfighter, the bandits of the West, the army, the intrepid heroine? The musical score?

4.Canan, the initial encounter with the group and his killing them? His blindness? His nightmares about being blinded, the death of the little girl? His callous attitudes? The shootouts in the town, confrontations with the army? The encounter with Caroline? The responsibility for the child? Helping the army, sorting out the difficulties?

5.Caroline, stranded in the town, the baby, her lies, the friendship with Canan, the shootouts? Seeing him go?

6.The criminals, the leader of the bandits, their motivation, post-Civil War? The violence, the shootouts? The stock characters within the group and their standard and conventional poses and action?

7.The military, personalities, violence, clash, needing reinforcements?

8.A '90s interpretation of western traditions?