In the Blood
Anchor Bay Films | Release Date: April 4, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)John SemleyApr 24, 2014
It’s overlong, overplotted and crowded with a cast of “hey-it’s-that-guy!” C-listers (Luis Guzman, Danny Trejo), but the closed-quarters combat crackles with bone-shattering believability. And that’s really all that matters. Read full review
58
The PlaylistChase WhaleApr 4, 2014
Despite having a lead that can fend for herself, and a fun ensemble of co-stars, In the Blood runs dry. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedApr 8, 2014
Ms. Carano still has a lot to learn about acting, but she’s certainly the one you want around in case of a home invasion. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyApr 4, 2014
In The Blood plays like demented cruise-commercial fan fiction. Read full review
50
VarietyBen KenigsbergApr 4, 2014
Pulses are likely to remain level during In the Blood, a serviceable vehicle for MMA champ Gina Carano. Read full review
50
Washington PostMark JenkinsApr 3, 2014
As is typical of the genre, the plot gets sillier as it unfolds, while the violence gets gnarlier. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiApr 3, 2014
Like a typical Hollywood action-thriller, though, the screenplay jeopardizes the film. The twists concocted by writers James Robert Johnston and Bennett Yellin are mostly predictable; and the ones you don't see coming are outlandish. Read full review
40
Village VoiceNick SchagerApr 3, 2014
Carano’s badass-beauty charm notwithstanding, it’s a grim, formulaic saga in desperate need of some genuine B-movie fury and flair. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAndy WebsterApr 3, 2014
Deficient even in most of its set pieces, In the Blood does Ms. Carano (and Caribbean tourism) few favors. Somebody, please give her a better script and director. Read full review
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanApr 3, 2014
Director John Stockwell (“Blue Crush”) knows how to make the best possible use of his star while adding a strong supporting cast, some pretty scenery and a taut mystery. Stockwell understands most of all that we don’t need Carano to talk; we need her to kick ass. Read full review
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The DissolveVadim RizovApr 3, 2014
Carano deserves better: She’s a formidable physical performer, and the current state of the MMA film on the DTV circuit is strong enough to shame this wan, drama-clogged effort. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoApr 4, 2014
When you reach the critical point that you consider that Trejo, the star of such gems as “Zombie Hunter” and “Dead in Tombstone”, to be above this material, you know you’re in a rare category of awful. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineDrew HuntApr 2, 2014
Aside from being another rote addition to the revenge-film canon, John Stockwell's In The Blood is also a supreme waste of Gina Carano's talent. Read full review
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