RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
RT's Blu-ray HQ
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • CommunityBeta
  • Box Office
  • | In Theaters
  • | Opening
  • | Upcoming
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches.
 
Movies / On DVD / Blood and Chocolate
Blood and Chocolate

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Add to List
  • Get this Movie
  • Buy Poster External Icon
Bookmark and Share

Blood and Chocolate (2007)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
11 %
Tomatometer
Template ImageTemplate Image

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

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

[See More Credits]

  • Trailers
  • Pictures
  • Trailer
    >
    Exclusive Clip: Why Do They Have To Fade?
    >
    AGNES BRUCKNER
    >
    KATJA VON GARNIER
    >
  • OLIVIER MARTINEZ
    >
1 - 4 of 5

See More Movie Trailers & Pictures

Get This Movie

Rent DVD
 
 

Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.

 
 
Buy DVD
 
 
Release:

Jun 12, 2007

[DVD Details]
 
 
  • 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.
  • Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  •  
     
     
     

    Reviews for Blood and Chocolate

    • T-Meter Critics
    • Top Critics
    • RT Community
    • My Critics
    • My Friends
    • DVD
     
     
    1 - 20 (sorted by date)
    Bubble View | 1 2 3 4 >> >|
    Arrange By:Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
     
     
    Reviews
    Tomatometer Critic Review Category
    N/R

    Tom Meek

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 23 2009 03:16 AM

    Boston Phoenix

    tomato
    3/5

    Michael Szymanski

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 20 2008 03:16 AM

    Hollywood.com

    N/R

    Garth Franklin

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: | comment 1 Comment | Jan., 15 2008 03:15 AM

    Dark Horizons

    splat
    2/4

    Maitland McDonagh

    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: | comment Comment | Jan., 04 2008 03:37 PM

    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    splat

    Michael Hardy

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

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 03 2007 01:16 PM

    Boston Globe

    splat

    J. R. Jones

    The elegant decay of Bucharest offers welcome visual relief from this otherwise tedious goth romance.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 03 2007 01:15 PM

    Chicago Reader

    splat
    1/5

    Jim Slotek

    Numbingly pedestrian.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 14 2007 05:58 AM

    Jam! Movies

    splat
    1/4

    Joe Lozito

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 14 2007 05:58 AM

    Big Picture Big Sound

    splat
    1/4

    Felix Vasquez Jr.

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

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 10 2007 01:31 PM

    Cinema Crazed

    splat
    0.5/5

    Scott Collura

    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: | comment Comment | Jun., 25 2007 01:31 PM

    IGN Movies

    splat
    2/4

    David Nusair

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

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 13 2007 07:02 AM

    Reel Film Reviews

    splat
    1.5/5

    Scott Weinberg

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

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2007 06:36 PM

    DVDTalk.com

    splat
    1/5

    Joseph Proimakis

    click for review

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 03 2007 08:56 AM

    Movies for the Masses

    splat

    Beverly Berning

    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: | comment Comment | Apr., 23 2007 03:42 PM

    culturevulture.net

    splat
    2/5

    Pablo Villaca

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

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 08 2007 04:44 PM

    Cinema em Cena

    tomato

    Frank Lovece

    It's a beautifully shot, good little picture.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 01 2007 03:48 AM

    Film Journal International

    splat

    Cynthia Fuchs

    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: | comment Comment | Feb., 24 2007 04:34 PM

    PopMatters

    splat
    2/5

    Jamie Russell

    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: | comment Comment | Feb., 17 2007 07:33 AM

    BBC

    splat
    2/5

    Kim Newman

    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: | comment Comment | Feb., 16 2007 03:17 AM

    Empire Magazine

    splat
    2/5

    Jim Lane

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

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 11 2007 02:00 PM

    Sacramento News & Review

     
     
    1 - 20 (sorted by date)
    Bubble View | 1 2 3 4 >> >|
    all

    Latest News for Blood and Chocolate

    April 26, 2007: Trailer & Poster review Opens in new window
    More...

    February 01, 2007: Critical Consensus: "Because" Is Less Than So-So; "Messengers" Not Screened -- Guess The Tomatometer!
    This week at the movies, we've got mother/daughter conflict ("Because I Said So," starring Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore) and dark proceedings on a North Dakota... More...

    January 29, 2007: Box Office Guru Wrapup: "Epic Movie" Conquers Box Office
    Proving that there's always money in spoof comedies, Fox's "Epic Movie" shot straight to number one over the weekend in its debut frame beating out three other new... More...

    January 25, 2007: Box Office Guru Preview: "Epic" Comedy Battles Oscar's Finest
    A quartet of poorly-titled films will hit the multiplexes on Friday hoping to grab some business opposite a string of acclaimed releases fresh from earning their Oscar nominations. More...

    See All

    More DVDs

    Close
    Top Rentals
    Tomatometer Percentage Movie
    36% 36% Angels & Demons
    25% 25% Four Christmases
    68% 68% Funny People
    95% 95% Star Trek
    14% 14% The Ugly Truth

    More Rentals…

    New On DVD This Week
    Tomatometer Percentage Movie
    83% 83% Harry Potter and the H…
    67% 67% Public Enemies
    75% 75% Julie & Julia
    95% 95% The Cove
    85% 85% World's Greatest Dad

    More New Releases…

    See All

    RT On Current TV

    The Rotten Tomatoes Show on Current TV

    DIRECTV 358 | Comcast 107 | DISH Network 196 | More...

    Learn how you can be part of the show

    More...

    What’s Hot On RT

    Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood

    Take a trip through Clint Eastwood's career!

    RT's Gift Guide

    RT's Gift Guide

    Give the best movies, gear, and more!

    RT on DVD

    RT on DVD

    Find the latest releases on DVD and Blu-ray!

    D.C. Film Critics

    D.C. Film Critics

    Up in the Air takes top honors!

    Other News

    Close
    • Top Stories
    • Popular
    • Interviews
     
     

    Comments

     
     
    Top Stories
    Headlines Comments
      
    • Avatar Picks Up Golden Globes Buzz Source: HitFix
    6
    • Disney's Upcoming Hand-Drawn Movies Revealed Source: Slashfilm
    4
    • Cameron Explains Blue Avatar Aliens Source: MTV
    18
    • Matt Damon Expects Greengrass to Return for Fourth Bourne Source: Collider.com
    6
    • Burton's Dark Shadows Rising in 2010 Source: Sci Fi Wire
    5
    • Exclusive: The World of Where the Wild Things Are
    27
    • Peter Jackson Talks Hobbit, LotR Blu-ray Source: Collider.com
    20
    • Woman Jailed for Filming New Moon Screening Source: Chicago Sun-Times
    18
    • McG Has Plans for Fifth and Sixth Terminator Movies Source: Gizmodo
    204
    • Spielberg Hops Away from Harvey Source: Variety
    22
    Popular
    Headlines Comments
      
    • Total Recall: Natalie Portman's Best Movies
    83
    • Five Favorite Films with Jason Reitman
    57
    • Critics Consensus: Everybody's Fine Is Just OK
    50
    • 10 Horrifically Profitable Films
    46
    • Sundance 2010: RT's 10 Most Anticipated Movies
    41
    • Five Favorite Films with Jesse Ventura
    40
    • Weekly Ketchup: Tron Team to Remake The Black Hole
    37
    • Box Office Guru Wrapup: The Blind Side Takes the Lead
    29
    • Awards Tour: National Board of Review Winners List!
    28
    • Friday Harvest: Iron Man 2, Harry Potter, and more!
    24
    Interviews
    Headlines Comments
      
    • Five Favorite Films With Avatar's Sam Worthington
    24
    • Director Ruben Fleischer Talks Zombieland
    2
    • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
    17
    • Eric Bana talks Love the Beast - RT Interview
    12
    • Fight Club Sound Designer Reflects on Film's 10th Anniversary
    23
    • James Schamus talks Taking Woodstock - RT Interview
    8
    • John Hurt Talks Harry Potter, Quentin Crisp and Alien - The RT Interview
    15
    • Terry Gilliam Talks Doctor Parnassus
    22
    • Wes Anderson Talks Fantastic Mr. Fox - RT Interview
    9
    • Wolverine Creator Len Wein Talks About the Film
    28
     
     

    Sponsored Links

    Around The Network

    • Blood and Chocolate at Rotten Tomatoes
    • Blood and Chocolate at IGN

    Fresh Links

    Featured
    History of Disney Animation
    History of Disney Animation External Link

    MSN Movies offers a little background on the success of Disney Animation.

    90 Years of Screen Vampires
    90 Years of Screen Vampires External Link

    TIME takes a look back at the history of vampires on film.

    Virtuoso Vistas of Lovely Bones
    Virtuoso Vistas of Lovely Bones External Link

    Techland examines the visual splendor of Peter Jackson's upcoming film.

    Recent Headlines as TV Movies
    Recent Headlines as TV Movies External Link

    AOL put together a list of 10 recent news items that would be perfect as TV Movies.

    The Death of Original Thought
    The Death of Original Thought External Link

    Hollywood.com's C. Robert Cargill explores how remakes and reboots have warped our thinking.

    Promos
    Follow RT on Twitter
    Follow RT on Twitter External Link

    Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!

     
     
    About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Games| Celebs List| Newsletter
    IGN Logo

    IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | GameSpy Technology
    TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
    AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


    By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
    Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
    IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
    Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.