“Blindfire” (**1/2 out of four) was a relatively compelling melodrama about a cop (Brian Geraghty) who responds to a hostage call and kills a suspect (Chike Okonkwo) in self-defense; in the face of a citywide uproar and his job and safety in jeopardy, he begins to mentally and physically fall apart until he realizes he may have been set up and sets out to find the ones responsible and at the same time examine and accept his own accountability. Timely and engrossing storyline benefits from strong performances and gritty direction but starts to lose its way especially in its final third and film’s ending is pat and unconvincing. Still worthy of some recognition and worth checking out.