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Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:5

Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.1/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity, language, and brief drug use.

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Jun 1, 2007 Limited

Box Office: $59,371

Synopsis: Lucy Liu stars in this slick action-packed thriller from writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez. After waking up in a morgue, reporter Sadie Blake (Liu) realizes she is no longer human, and must... Lucy Liu stars in this slick action-packed thriller from writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez. After waking up in a morgue, reporter Sadie Blake (Liu) realizes she is no longer human, and must manage her newfound, unstoppable desire for blood. Taking an active role in this predicament, she goes straight to the source vampire who caused her transformation. [More]

Starring: Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Carla Gugino, James D'Arcy

Starring: Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Carla Gugino, James D'Arcy, Mako, Samaire Armstrong, Marilyn Manson

Director: Sebastian Gutierrez

Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
Screenwriter: Sebastian Gutierrez
Producer: Greg Shapiro, Carsten H.W. Lorenz
Composer: Nathan Barr
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films

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Lucy Liu is always welcome on my screen, an actress who marries intelligence with feminine mystique, bundled with a dry wit and the ability to make action roles credible.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
04/18/08
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Sometimes you can watch a bad film and say "well, there was a good movie buried in there somewhere". Rise: Blood Hunter is not one of those movies.

Full Review Source: Mike Bracken's Horror Films | comment Comment
11/16/07
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

Torturous vampire bloodbath is a waste for all.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
10/22/07
Renee Schonfeld
Renee Schonfeld
Common Sense Media

A tedious Blade rip-off. No suspense or scares, but lots of boredom.

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10/19/07
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

While Rise: Blood Hunter isn't a terrible film, it's a predictable one.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
10/12/07
Keith Breese
Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com

far from perfect, but it's better than most direct-to-video horror you'll find out there. Heck, it's better than some of the theatrical releases we've seen this year

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
10/09/07
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

...a far more effective piece of work than one might've expected...

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09/28/07
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

It's a blood-red affair thrown together in a dash, a little number that will ultimately get the same kind of treatment from audiences as it did from those who made it: something you might cue up in the DVD player on a whim and forget just as easily.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
06/22/07
Scott Collura
Scott Collura
IGN Movies

A dry and dreary little affair, one that's almost shamefully beholden to B-flicks that are a lot more energetic and a lot less intent on being taken so seriously.

Full Review Source: FEARnet | comment Comment
06/11/07
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
FEARnet

Many scenes are set in dark parking lots and dirty city streets, but you sense the locations were chosen because they were inexpensive. There is some pleasure to be had counting continuity mistakes.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
06/07/07
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Mix Blade, a dash of Point Blank, and one of the worst movies you could imagine, and that's pretty close to capturing the experience of viewing Rise: Blood Hunter.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/02/07
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
eFilmCritic.com

[Director] Gutierrez sustains a heightened mood of sex and violence that, without breaking new ground, entertains in the way Gothic flicks do: a combination of cheap thrills and a good old-fashioned crusade against evil.

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06/01/07
Kamal Al-Solaylee
Kamal Al-Solaylee
Globe and Mail
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You can thank a capable cast led by the estimable Lucy Liu, and work by writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez that succeeds in making the formulaic seem fresh.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
06/01/07
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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There are worse things than waking up in a morgue. Like, say, waking up and realizing there's another hour of Rise: Blood Hunter to go.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
06/01/07
Kevin Williamson
Kevin Williamson
Jam! Movies

I wasn't expecting much from director/writer Sebastian Gutierrez, considering his last writing effort was the dismal "Snakes on a Plane." But in "Rise: Blood Hunter" he offers absolutely nothing new in terms of vampire stories if not a lush noirish atmosp

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
06/01/07
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
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