The Bloodletting (2004)

I'll tell you why so serious

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

I was really drawn to the cover art because I love horror movies and especially vampire movies if their not cheesy.The beginning when the credits were rolling was intriguing.I really liked the spooky music.The red candle,the images in the book and the vampire scrolls created a very nice dark Gothic atmosphere and mood.And then you see 2 girls walking down the street and the whole movie changed.It went from feeling like a genuine horror movie to a daytime soap opera because of their bad acting.Fortunately the movie picked up and I started to get interested again.For a budget that was low, the special effects were quite good.The actors looked more like models so this is probably why the acting part of this movie was lousy,but it was interesting enough to keep me wanting to see what was gonna happen next.The British guy made me laugh and the vagrant was a real character even though he didn't have many scenes.This movie finished with a sequel in mind according to how it ends.With a bigger budget it could be bigger and better!

I liked the film. It was a common low budget film, hard to watch at some points, especially the opening scene, nevertheless, I still enjoy seeing the creative side of young film makers who are still learning and growing in their craft. I enjoyed the fight scenes and loved the opening credits. Good job. At any rate, knowing this is an Independent film, I would recommend it. I also read the comment posted by Sonya of this film's production company. That was a good comment. Good move. I say this because this comment helps you appreciated this film 10 fold. She (Sonya) informs everyone about this fact: 'the film was made by two kids. They shot, wrote, cut and got a distribution deal all by themselves. So I give them credit, for I know how hard that is to do! Now, I am sure the film makers already know what could have been changed and what not to do in the future, so I will spare them the talk. Nevertheless, to the production company and these two young men, "best of luck on your next film and continue to gain that experience so your future projects will get better and better!"

This movie was very poorly written and the acting was horrible! Not to mention the directing. The camera was weird, didn't look like a normal Hollywood movie. It was very bad and my friend Darien agrees, my dog Rosie agrees, people in China probably agree with me..Do not watch it, you will waist your time and 1hour and 17 minutes (appr.) of your life. I always knew what was going to happen. Everything was so predictable. Some of the visual effects were o.k. but you could tell it was a low budget movie. In conclusion don't watch it, if it scared you, thats sad, and remember if productions that you've never heard of produced the movie...it probably means in a low budget film! The End*Sorry Mr.S...*

I liked the Film, I thought the opening credits were cool, but, the opening 60 second scene was awful! Not so much the acting, but the back-lighting... there isn't any! ...thus pixelating the film. Common error by indy-filmmakers. Nevertheless, they figured that out quick, thank God, and it gets better after that first scene... so hang in there. Well, I thought the acting was decent, for low budget, the Lead Vampire was strong, the brit was stiff, the action directing was good, at least, it kept me interested, and the score was decent. Although I felt some silence, instead of score, would have been a better choice in some scenes. Moreover, the strongest part of this film was the Fight choreography! They are behind in some area's, but Far ahead of their game in action, I believe this will be the prime reason people watch this film. The action is very satisfying... again, with emphasis on the fact that this was a low budget film. Good Job and best of Luck. -a must rent if one enjoys low-budget, creative action/fight sequences... without the big budget explosions and nonsense.