Electra Glide in Blue (1973)

Did every movie in the '70s lack a narrative? Or am I just getting unlucky? Film tries hard and occasionally works (especially in the first half), but it's ultimately the kind of film that gets called an "interesting failure". Robert Blake is very good, but it says something that this isn't even his best '70s-disillusioned-cop-downbeat-drama (Busting is far better). I would have to imagine that the resigned, fatalistic ending was becoming a cliche even by 1973; nowadays, it's damn near eye-rolling.

Grade: C+