Bloodrayne

Kristianna Loken, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Madson, Ben Kingsley. 2006. Ewe Boll, prod/dir

Another to add to the vampire cannon. Actually, this is pretty standard fare. Well, let's be honest - the plot was thin, the acting terrible, and the special effects so-so. This film actually feels like a high school play. Also thinking that this director also did House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark, (this guy must LOVE making movies out of video games), I am intrigued by the idea of an essay covering the effect of the director on the ability of the actors. For example, I've seen Madson and Rodriguez play much more convincingly, and Kingsley is very well-renowned as actors, but in this movie they all seem to be reading from note cards - it was a similar feeling from Alone in the DArk and Episodes I-III of the Star Wars Trilogy: the actors simply didn't seem to be emoting. Perhaps there should be a greater discussion regarding this.

Essay for another time. Back to this movie.

Well, that's really all that needs to be said. It was standard-fare quasi-medeival vampires-wanna-walk-by-day with the half-breed heroine kicking supreme vampire bad guy's keister - type of flick.

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