Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Ghoulumbe Better than most people think

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Leofwine_draca BLOOD is the film version of a lengthy BBC miniseries called CONVICTION, in which a pair of detective brothers struggle to cope with the demands of the job while caring for their father who's suffering from dementia. When a young girl is found brutally murdered in the local skate park, her death drives the men over the edge.Wow, this is one of the darkest movies I've seen in a while. It's almost wrist-slittingly grim, with a cast populated by the mentally ill, perverts, and psychopaths. The film was shot in the Wirral and looks dark and grim throughout, with the only colour that stands out blood red. Depressing scene follows depressing scene, until the final nihilistic climax.Despite the downbeat nature of the production, this is highly watchable thanks to the talents of a fine cast. Paul Bettany excels as the volatile lead, with Stephen Graham giving a typically assured turn as his stressed-out brother. Brian Cox still shines even in his later years as the elder struggling with memory loss. There are even roles for former comedian Adrian Edmondson and Ben Crompton, best known for his role as one of the Night's Watch in GAME OF THRONES. And I can't say out pleased I am to see Mark Strong NOT typecast as a villain.The plot is a simple one and yet there's so much incident packed into the scant running time that it ends up being very fast paced with barely room to go out of the room and make a cup of tea. I'm glad it has a short running time too; I'm not sure I would have wanted to sit through hours and hours of this grim story. A British Scandi-noir type thriller, BLOOD deserves plaudits for the work of its cast alone.

FlashCallahan Takeaway the amazing cast, and what you get is just another Sunday night detective potboiler that ITV would show, and a few people would talk about it the next day, and then it would be repeated and then forgot about.Basically, a girl is found dead, they arrest the bloke from Pramface who has a past and has now turned to god. But the thing is, he was in contact with the girl beforehand.The two leading detectives get a little merry one night, kidnap the suspect because they think he might break into confessing. Things get a little out of hand, and they inadvertently kill him.Now they have to inspect the crime that they committed.It's all about family, and how a massive incident can affect the balance of them and those around them. It's just done in such a bland way, that even the brilliant performances from all concerned, cannot stop from boredom looming on the horizon.Cox pops up every now and again as a boozy, dementia affected father, making the film more watchable, but then someone mentions a bacon sandwich and he wanders off.All in all, its a wonderful first act, very gritty and real, but then it goes all formulaic.A waste of a brilliant cast really.

That Guy Rarely does a movie come along that slips under the radar of the movie goers of the world that is as poignant as Blood. I know people have a habit of watching Blockbusters and judging all movies based on the salary of the actors and the budget of the film. Blood is proof, yet again, that a movie doesn't have to be high budget to be beyond great. I very rarely rate movies as most people don't really pay much attention to the actual review that is associated with the rating. The entire cast and crew of this movie were exemplary and deserve the accolades that go along with it. I have a new benchmark to base all crime dramas off of now thanks to this great and powerful movie.

thefonz1 I was unlucky enough to watch this dire movie last night. Lots of horrible unlikeable people being not very nice. The story is simple enough about two brothers who are on the police force who murder and bury an innocent man. Paul Bettany plays the eldest of the brothers and spends the rest of the movie freaking out and crying, he has no charisma and just comes over as a stupid man. The usually dependable Brian Cox plays Bettany's father an ex policeman who is suffering from dementia and likes bacon sandwiches.It is because of his boasting that the two brothers become murderers but you are never sure why they did it in this case. I only watched this movie out of spite because I paid to watch it. If you have the chance, don't bother.