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Innocent Blood

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Innocent Blood (1992)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:8

Rotten:11

Average Rating:4.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A lonely and conscientious vampire, Marie, preys on social miscreants in this amusing blend of black comedy, horror, and romance. When the head of the Pittsburgh mafia, Sal "the Shark" Macelli... A lonely and conscientious vampire, Marie, preys on social miscreants in this amusing blend of black comedy, horror, and romance. When the head of the Pittsburgh mafia, Sal "the Shark" Macelli (Robert Loggia), escapes her after a midnight feeding, she is forced to track him down with the help of an undercover cop, Joey (Anthony Lapaglia), who has been trying to bust the gangster for years. As Marie and Joey work together to track the gangster, Macelli becomes more powerful and devises a scheme to create a mob family of bloodthirsty vampires. In pursuit of the evil gangster, the sexy vampire and tough cop fall for one another in a seductive and otherworldly romance.Their passion for one another only helps to fuel their desire to catch Sal before he creates more bloodsucking corrupt businessmen. What follows is a sickly funny horror romp as Pittsburgh's number one crime family becomes populated with zombie killers. [More]

Starring: Anne Parillaud, Robert Loggia, Chazz Palminteri, Anthony LaPaglia

Starring: Anne Parillaud, Robert Loggia, Chazz Palminteri, Anthony LaPaglia, Don Rickles, David Proval, Rocco Sisto, Kim Coates, Marshall Bell, Leo Burmester, Angela Bassett, Luis Guzmán, Tom Savini

Director: John Landis

Director: John Landis
Composer: Ira Newborn

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It lacks the bite (so to speak) of the classics in this genre, but is a stylish blend of cool black comedy and obvious gore.

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11/19/08
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Regrettably, all too often the tone lurches from stylish suspense to smart-ass in-jokiness and silly slapstick.

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06/24/06
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03/26/09
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The incessant shots of old, and better, vampire movies on the various characters' TVs become distracting and annoying.

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11/19/08
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03/04/08
Cole Smithey
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No review available.

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08/14/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A stupid, badly paced horror-comedy that's not funny, scary or suspenseful. A dog.

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02/09/07
Chuck O'Leary
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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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A fitting follow-up to American Werewolf

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03/24/05
Clint Morris
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01/07/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Not for all tastes, but a wild ride if you get into it.

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05/19/04
Andreas Samuelson
Andreas Samuelson
Slasherpool

Pretty fair vampire film suffering from Landis' usual over-producing.

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08/24/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

[An] overlong, overproduced spectacle.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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New York Times
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11/12/02
Nicolas Lacroix
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10/11/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

No review available.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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This anemic vampire tale boasts an interesting premise but suffers from lethargic pacing and an overdose of splatter special effects.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

It loses steam and coherence about midway through, leaving us rooting for it but doomed to disappointment.

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01/01/00
Kathleen Maher
Kathleen Maher
Austin Chronicle

Like one of the victims, Innocent Blood feels about five quarts low.

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Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington
Washington Post

Innocent Blood is an uncomfortable marriage of vampires and mobsters; it doesn't work on either the supernatural or the criminal level.

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01/01/00
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