Bloodrayne (2006)

Kristanna Loken
Michael Madsen
Michelle Rodriguez
Ben Kingsley
Billy Zane
Michael "Meatloaf" Aday

Directed by Uwe Boll

Plot: Based on the popular video game, Bloodrayne, the film follows Rayne, a half human half vampire woman, who posses superhuman strength, a lust for blood, and a soft spot for humans. She is on a journey to stop her father, vampire lord Kagan from collecting 3 talismans that will send the earth into darkness and vampires into power.

Review: Here is a movie that had some decent trailers and a good cast. The game, basically a female blade, is pretty cool and has a decent premise. So to look at everything leading into this movie, you would think there is nothing to worry about. Then comes director Uwe Boll. I am not saying that directing was the only thing wrong with this movie, but I think it was a big portion of it. I am not sure what Mr. Boll's obsession with video games to film is, but after House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark, you would think he would give up.

Although not as bad as House of the Dead, but not as good as Alone in the Dark, Bloodrayne does have some redeeming qualities, just no enough to save the film. Kristanna Loken looks good and does a decent acting job, with what she has to work with. The gore sequences for the most part are pretty cool and fun to watch, but are few and far between. The fighting sequences seem rushed and unrehearsed. No one ever really seems convincing that they know how to fight.

The rest of the cast is just bad. None of them are very believable with the exception of maybe Billy Zane (who is hardly in the film), and the acting is just bad. You would think that with a cast of Michael Madsen (Kill Bill), Ben Kingsley (Ghandi), Michelle Rodriguez (TV's Lost), & Billy Zane (Titanic) would be able to make something happen, unfortunately that is not the case. The movie is slow, bad edited, bad acted, and allow around just bad.

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