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Blood and Chocolate (2007)

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Reviews Counted:71

Fresh:8

Rotten:63

Average Rating:3.6/10

Consensus: Cheap CG effects and laughable dialogue make Blood and Chocolate worse than the usual werewolf flick.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for violence/terror, some sexuality and substance abuse

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:09-02-2007

Synopsis: A good-looking pack of werewolves that has ruled Bucharest for 5,000 years becomes threatened when one among them begins to question the traditions they have adhered to over the centuries. Vivian... A good-looking pack of werewolves that has ruled Bucharest for 5,000 years becomes threatened when one among them begins to question the traditions they have adhered to over the centuries. Vivian (Agnes Bruckner, DREAMLAND) is a teenage werewolf whose destiny has been tied to her pack since she was orphaned at a young age. The pack's menacing leader, Gabriel (Olivier Martinez, BEFORE NIGHT FALLS), has designs on Vivian, and hopes to make her his next wife, while the rest of Vivian's "family" keeps a close watch on her every move. This makes things difficult when Vivian, against her better judgment, begins a tentative relationship with Aiden (Hugh Dancy, THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB), a graphic artist who has come to the city to study the mythical loup-garou for his next book. Vivian tries to keep her growing love a secret, but when Gabriel discovers that she has feelings for a human, he sets off a chain of events that threaten to destroy the pack--or change its bloodthirsty ways. Vivian and the extraordinary Aiden--who manages to outwit the loup-garou in ways they never thought possible--are forced to go on the run, but they must eventually face Vivian's pack in a confrontation that forces all to examine what keeps man and beast constantly at war. The film's setting in moody, beautifully dilapidated Bucharest adds an air of mystery that the special effects struggle to match. Hugh Dancy is a charmer, and the tale is a mixture of Gothic myth and teenage romance that will appeal to fans of UNDERWORLD and THE CROW. [More]

Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Kata Dobo

Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Kata Dobo, Bryan Dick, Katja Riemann, Chris Geere, Tom Harper, John Kerr, Jack Wilson, Vitalie Ursu, Bogdan Voda

Director: Katja Von Garnier

Director: Katja Von Garnier
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger, Christopher Landon
Producer: Daniel Bobker, Wolfgang Esenwein
Studio: MGM

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Setting up a conflict between humans and lycanthropes, this inelegant adaptation of Annette Curtis Klausse's teen novel wants to be a tragedy, with the "loup garoux" - that's a fancy term for werewolves - struggling for survival in present day Romania.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
02/17/07
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC
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If it came to a wolfbitch fight, the girls from Ginger Snaps could rip up the entire werewolf race from Blood and Chocolate without mussing their fur.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
02/16/07
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
11/20/08
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Hollywood.com
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Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment 1 Comment
01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

A far cry from such sneakily subversive werewolf-sex tales as The Company of Wolves or Ginger Snaps, this pallid little picture is all Lost Boys posturing by way of the sublimely ridiculous Covenant.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/04/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The city ends up being more interesting than the story or characters. Too bad we can barely see it.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
12/03/07
Michael Hardy
Michael Hardy
Boston Globe

The elegant decay of Bucharest offers welcome visual relief from this otherwise tedious goth romance.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/03/07
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader

Numbingly pedestrian.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
07/14/07
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

A bland, forgettable, and sub-par teen marketed horror cash-in that bored me to tears...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
07/10/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

A truly laughable movie, one that takes itself far too seriously without ever taking a moment to consider who its audience is -- or if it even has one.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
06/25/07
Scott Collura
Scott Collura
IGN Movies

...the film's positives are ultimately outweighed by its negatives.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
06/13/07
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

A junior version of Underworld, minus the vampires, the action scenes, the cool FX, and the half-a-brain.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
05/20/07
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

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Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
05/03/07
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

This movie is another sign of a growing tendency in contemporary cinema towards conspicuous imitation. It seems that originality is no longer something to aspire to.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
04/23/07
Beverly Berning
Beverly Berning
culturevulture.net

Sangue & Chocolate talvez devesse se chamar Câmera & Lenta, já que sua diretora utiliza este recurso à exaustão ao longo da projeção.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
03/08/07
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

It's a beautifully shot, good little picture.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

The film's awkward connections among nationality, gender, and race ("human" and "canine") never quite cohere, but Vivian's ability to embrace her dual nature marks her difference from her narrowly focused masculine associates.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
02/24/07
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

...pretty much your standard teenage-Romanian-werewolf movie...

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
02/11/07
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
 
 
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