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In the Blood

In the Blood (2014)

April. 04,2014
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5.7
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R
| Action Thriller Crime

When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

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ThrillMessage
2014/04/04

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

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Doomtomylo
2014/04/05

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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Lucia Ayala
2014/04/06

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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Roxie
2014/04/07

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

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ghandibonez
2014/04/08

This movie is highly underrated. Action packed and put together well. Kept me interested from beginning to end and I've watched it at least 6 times now..it still isn't old to me.Gina is the first female mma superstar and way more likable than Grumpy Ronda Rousey. I will always be a fan of Carano and she ruled in this.Definitely worth watching for the action lover.I was thoroughly impressed. Cant wait for the Kickboxer reboot and Deadpool. Gina is doing big things.

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Theo Robertson
2014/04/09

A young couple go to a Latin American Island on holiday . One of them gets taken to hospital and their partner tries to trace them only to find that the authorities have no record of that person An old story done in a slightly different way . What's so different about it you ask ? Well normally it's the wife who goes missing in these stories and it's up to the hunky hubby to solve the mystery of the missing spouse while kicking lots of ass . Here it's the other way round with the wife doing the ass kicking and boy kick ass she does In effect IN THE BLOOD is one of those thrillers that goes straight to DVD starring Steven Seagal except in this case SS has been replaced by an actress called Gina Carano , an actress who I'd never heard of before so looked up her bio on IMDb . Apparently she has a martial arts background . She was probably quite good at this and it shows on screen she dishes out serious fatal violence to the bad guys . Occasionally she just shoots them but if you've got a martial arts background this seems a little banal so she goes around breaking necks and in one scene lifts a guy off the ground and breaks his back . Some critics state they don't like Steven Seagal films because it's not really fair the way SS dispatches the villains with his bare hands meaning it's never really a fair fight and watching this I quickly felt the same about Ms Carano and if you start feeling sorry for the bad guys this must be a failure of sorts

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quincytheodore
2014/04/10

This movie may not have Steven Soderbergh at the helm or the famous brand of Fast & Furious, and frankly it's not that good, but having Gina Carano as the lead brings some degree of entertainment. There is not much in term of production value, cinematography is subpar, as well as acting or writing. In the Blood simply offers the chance to witness Gina Carano goes on a wild rampage at exotic tourist location, and pretty much nothing else.Her character's story revolves around a missing husband and sheer determination to find him at all cost, mainly the cost of others' well-being. It looks a bit like Taken at some point, albeit in Caribbean. There, she deals with locals and uncovers shady conspiracy. It's all made in modest fashion, there is no high tech camera or refined composition involved. Occasionally the film almost seems like it's made with camcorder, but at least this drab look presents the rough atmosphere of the setting.Gina Carano as Ava isn't that well versed in term of acting. This is the first time she performs without more experienced or charismatic actors to aid her, and this shows the deficit in acting department. Thankfully, as an actual badass martial artist, Carano can produce real impact as she mauls down her foes with brash attitude. As a lead she also looks the part, strong and athletic, she is convincingly powerful as well as beautiful.For writing or cinematography, sadly In the Blood is severely lacking. Some jokes are fairly spot on, but for most part the dialogues are plain. Sequences are partially shot with many locals in the area, the movie want to incorporate that for authenticity, but they turn out looking like behind the scene shots where onlookers gather in horde. At some points the contrast in lighting are a bit disturbing and out of focus. It has little choreography either, but Carano makes up for this. If Carano has better cinematography and choreography like those of John Wick or The Raid that could utilize her talent better, she could be utterly impressive.A real action star alone can't make a great action movie, unfortunately In the Blood is mediocre at best.

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Argemaluco
2014/04/11

In the Blood is an action film with a mediocre screenplay and insipid direction, but what ends up making it passable is the credibility and charisma displayed by Gina Carano in the leading role. I had honestly thought her career was going to be on top after Haywire (that very entertaining action B-movie directed by an A-list filmmaker). Unfortunately, that didn't happen. With the exception of a solid (but excessively brief) participation in Fast & Furious 6, she hasn't been involved in any high profile movies. Is that fault of the legendary Hollywood machismo, or of a simple matter of economy? It's true that Carano doesn't attract a lot of spectators, but she certainly has fans (including me), either as an actress or as a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter. I think that the machismo option is more likely in this case. There have been various action heroines in TV (from Xena to Sidney Bristow), but for some reason, they can't still fully make it in cinema. And if there's someone who deserves it, that one is definitely Carano, not only because of her physical development, but also because she's an excellent actress. For better or for worse, the main audience of the action films is male, and Hollywood executives don't think a character who defies the traditional female girlfriend/wife or defenseless victim will be accepted. I think that the spectators are willing to support that evolutionary step in action cinema, but Hollywood is too slow regarding paradigm changes (just look at how long they took to accept digital distribution), so we might end up seeing Carano's daughter or granddaughter finding a more equitable field to fight against terrorists, drug dealers and Russian mobsters (or whoever the trendy villains will be in 20 years from now... they will probably be Google executives). But well, leaving that feminist tirade aside, In the Blood isn't a very good film, and Carano's performance is the main aspect which makes it moderately entertaining and worthy of a slight recommendation despite its mediocrity.

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