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Blood and Chocolate (2007)

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Reviews Counted:71

Fresh:8

Rotten:63

Average Rating:3.6/10

Consensus: Cheap CG effects and laughable dialogue make Blood and Chocolate worse than the usual werewolf flick.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence/terror, some sexuality and substance abuse

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Jan 26, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $3,428,910

Synopsis: A good-looking pack of werewolves that has ruled Bucharest for 5,000 years becomes threatened when one among them begins to question the traditions they have adhered to over the centuries. Vivian... A good-looking pack of werewolves that has ruled Bucharest for 5,000 years becomes threatened when one among them begins to question the traditions they have adhered to over the centuries. Vivian (Agnes Bruckner, DREAMLAND) is a teenage werewolf whose destiny has been tied to her pack since she was orphaned at a young age. The pack's menacing leader, Gabriel (Olivier Martinez, BEFORE NIGHT FALLS), has designs on Vivian, and hopes to make her his next wife, while the rest of Vivian's "family" keeps a close watch on her every move. This makes things difficult when Vivian, against her better judgment, begins a tentative relationship with Aiden (Hugh Dancy, THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB), a graphic artist who has come to the city to study the mythical loup-garou for his next book. Vivian tries to keep her growing love a secret, but when Gabriel discovers that she has feelings for a human, he sets off a chain of events that threaten to destroy the pack--or change its bloodthirsty ways. Vivian and the extraordinary Aiden--who manages to outwit the loup-garou in ways they never thought possible--are forced to go on the run, but they must eventually face Vivian's pack in a confrontation that forces all to examine what keeps man and beast constantly at war. The film's setting in moody, beautifully dilapidated Bucharest adds an air of mystery that the special effects struggle to match. Hugh Dancy is a charmer, and the tale is a mixture of Gothic myth and teenage romance that will appeal to fans of UNDERWORLD and THE CROW. [More]

Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Kata Dobo

Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Kata Dobo, Bryan Dick, Katja Riemann, Chris Geere, Tom Harper, John Kerr, Jack Wilson, Vitalie Ursu, Bogdan Voda

Director: Katja Von Garnier

Director: Katja Von Garnier
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger, Christopher Landon
Producer: Daniel Bobker, Wolfgang Esenwein
Studio: MGM

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  • A werewolf tale from the producers of Underworld, Blood & Chocolate tells the tale of Vivian (Agnes Bruckner), a young teenage girl who must choose between her love for a young artist and loyalty to her werewolf lineage. Others may have secrets, but none as extraordinary as Vivian. One of the last of her kind, she comes from a line of loup garoux, shape shifters able to transform into the form of both human and wolf at will. When Vivian's affections for a visiting artist threaten to reveal her family's secret society, she must decide whether to follow her heart or betray the secret vows of her family.
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    Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
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    Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    11/20/08
    Michael Szymanski
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    Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment 1 Comment
    01/15/08
    Garth Franklin
    Garth Franklin
    Dark Horizons

    A far cry from such sneakily subversive werewolf-sex tales as The Company of Wolves or Ginger Snaps, this pallid little picture is all Lost Boys posturing by way of the sublimely ridiculous Covenant.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    01/04/08
    Maitland McDonagh
    Maitland McDonagh
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    The city ends up being more interesting than the story or characters. Too bad we can barely see it.

    Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
    12/03/07
    Michael Hardy
    Michael Hardy
    Boston Globe
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    The elegant decay of Bucharest offers welcome visual relief from this otherwise tedious goth romance.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
    12/03/07
    J. R. Jones
    J. R. Jones
    Chicago Reader
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    Numbingly pedestrian.

    Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
    07/14/07
    Jim Slotek
    Jim Slotek
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    Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
    07/14/07
    Joe Lozito
    Joe Lozito
    Big Picture Big Sound

    A bland, forgettable, and sub-par teen marketed horror cash-in that bored me to tears...

    Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
    07/10/07
    Felix Vasquez Jr.
    Felix Vasquez Jr.
    Cinema Crazed

    A truly laughable movie, one that takes itself far too seriously without ever taking a moment to consider who its audience is -- or if it even has one.

    Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
    06/25/07
    Scott Collura
    Scott Collura
    IGN Movies

    ...the film's positives are ultimately outweighed by its negatives.

    Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
    06/13/07
    David Nusair
    David Nusair
    Reel Film Reviews

    A junior version of Underworld, minus the vampires, the action scenes, the cool FX, and the half-a-brain.

    Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
    05/20/07
    Scott Weinberg
    Scott Weinberg
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    Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
    05/03/07
    Joseph Proimakis
    Joseph Proimakis
    Movies for the Masses

    This movie is another sign of a growing tendency in contemporary cinema towards conspicuous imitation. It seems that originality is no longer something to aspire to.

    Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
    04/23/07
    Beverly Berning
    Beverly Berning
    culturevulture.net

    Sangue & Chocolate talvez devesse se chamar Câmera & Lenta, já que sua diretora utiliza este recurso à exaustão ao longo da projeção.

    Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
    03/08/07
    Pablo Villaca
    Pablo Villaca
    Cinema em Cena

    It's a beautifully shot, good little picture.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    03/01/07
    Frank Lovece
    Frank Lovece
    Film Journal International

    The film's awkward connections among nationality, gender, and race ("human" and "canine") never quite cohere, but Vivian's ability to embrace her dual nature marks her difference from her narrowly focused masculine associates.

    Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
    02/24/07
    Cynthia Fuchs
    Cynthia Fuchs
    PopMatters

    Setting up a conflict between humans and lycanthropes, this inelegant adaptation of Annette Curtis Klausse's teen novel wants to be a tragedy, with the "loup garoux" - that's a fancy term for werewolves - struggling for survival in present day Romania.

    Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
    02/17/07
    Jamie Russell
    Jamie Russell
    BBC

    If it came to a wolfbitch fight, the girls from Ginger Snaps could rip up the entire werewolf race from Blood and Chocolate without mussing their fur.

    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
    02/16/07
    Kim Newman
    Kim Newman
    Empire Magazine

    ...pretty much your standard teenage-Romanian-werewolf movie...

    Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
    02/11/07
    Jim Lane
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