Watch trailers & learn more. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2017. They were approaching it from the rear. Martial artist extraordinaire Gina Carano delivers the goods as Ava who passionately and violently searches for her husband who has been kidnapped by a thug on a Caribbean island for his bone marrow of all things. When writing any sort of review it is difficult as I don't want to put any spoilers here and ruin anyone's enjoyment suffice to say the heroine of the film goes on holiday with her husband on a tropical island paradise. The item came really fast, in perfect condition.Everything is as described. ( i didn't) ! Rate this movie. And there are also some twist and turns which you don't see coming! So when i saw here on amazon that there was another movie with her i got exited and checked out the trailer. But i would also say another reason to buy the blu-ray is the low price ( under 4 British Pounds), so it is a grab and makes a nice addition to any Actionfans collection!! Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2019. Sign in to see videos available to you. and without giving the plot away, he is held captive for what ? Also sign me up for FanMail to get updates on all things movies: tickets, special offers, screenings + more. This movie was actually a lot better than what I was anticipating. ENTER CITY, STATE OR ZIP CODE GO. I am a Gina Carano fan now and looking forward to see more of her on screen crushing bad guys' bones and passionately loving her husband. Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2021. Said thug has his own gang which includes the cops who make matters much more difficult for Ava, but her skills are more than a match for them. "[1] Wolfe, who is well known for the depth of reporting that goes into his novels, has generated buzz for the novel through his extensive reporting, The Wall Street Journal reported that Miami retailers anticipated strong sales for the novel. “I already saw it this morning on HBO Max, I’m looking forward to seeing the IMAX experience.” David Bramante, who… Oof, that was Rotten. Unsurprisingly, there's blood and gore in each of the three stories. It remained on the list for three weeks. Overall, I liked this movie, it was definitely worth the rental especially if you are a Carano fan or like to see a strong female action film. Pooh Shiesty stopped by The Tonight Show to perform his track “Back in Blood” with the help of Lil Durk. But after the relatively disappointing sales of I Am Charlotte Simmons, Wolfe was unable to agree on terms for the new novel with his publisher of 42 years. There are lots of nice in-jokes – we glimpse an art-world mover called Caroline Peyton-Soames and movie stars Leon Decapito and Kanyu Reade. I think this movie would have been better if you had explained Ava's backstory more and did less drama. With Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Brian Cox, Mark Strong. Officer Lonnie Kite leaned down over the instrument panel and began looking upward. A must have for Action-Fans!! This is a kind of long form commercial for Gina Carano...however, I jumped clear of it when I realized: Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2018. Select the department you want to search in. He believes very strongly in the sanctity of human life, and suppresses his thirst for blood to treat terminally ill patients and save lives. Wolfe followed A Man in Full with 2004's I Am Charlotte Simmons, the story of a sheltered teenage girl attending a fictitious prestigious university where she is forced to navigate the world of undergraduate athletics, emerging sexuality, and academic integrity. I am a Gina Garano fan so my review is admittedly biased. [3], The book was released on October 23, 2012[4] to mixed reviews. “Blood will push a film into the R rating, and depictions of physical and emotional suffering as the aftermath of … I need an inspirational example for my wife to follow. Over the top with blood and scenes of torture it certainly needed it,s 18 Certificate. Video availability outside of United States varies. [1] The Associated Press reported that Wolfe had been offered a reduced advance for Back to Blood. Gina Carano (HAYWIRE) stars in this dynamic thriller as a vigilante bride who must outwit and outfight a foreign underworld to uncover the secrets behind her husband's disappearance. Blood is about old secrets, older betrayals, mind games and the lies family tell each other. I'm a huge Gina Carano fan and this movie does not let you down in that respect. Created by Sophie Petzal. Anyway, this movie keeps you interested all the way to the end (although I would have liked to see the look on her father-in-law's face when he sees his son walk through the door with his daughter-in-law....some serious apologies would be in order. I look forward to when Hollywood catches up to Gina Carano and finds the perfect action heroine part for her because I find it a helluva lot more believable to see a woman like Gina Carano knock out 4 men in a room than I do Scarlett Johansen. Should have made it a straight up kidnapping, explain a little more of her backstory and why she's so good at fighting, and then show her kicking butt!. But the digital nature of much of the violence in these movies is, ironically, often bloodless and sanitized, harkening back to the Code-era approach of censors. In just the past two decades, seven African countries have endured brutal civil conflicts fueled by diamonds: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Angola, the Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Diamonds intensify civil wars by financing militaries and rebel militias. 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In The Blood (845) IMDb 5.7 1 h 47 min 2014 X-Ray R Gina Carano (HAYWIRE) stars in this dynamic thriller as a vigilante bride who must outwit and outfight a foreign underworld to uncover the secrets behind her husband's disappearance. Fandango FANALERT® Sign up for a FANALERT® to find out when tickets are available in your area. After Haywire watching Haywire , which introduced Gina Carano as the Ultimate Bad-Ass-Chick i was very curious to see what comes next! From Spike Lee. Violence still plagues many diamond mines in Africa, with armed groups using force to seize or control diamond wealth. For the life of me, I don’t understand why her career isn’t huge (I still think she should have been cast as Wonder Woman). Cat Hogan returns to West Meath upon her mother's sudden death - she has an accident at home and died (or was it an accident?). But, was disappointed by one plot issue ** SPOILER ALERT***.......how in the world did the bad guy know that her husband would be a tissue match far enough in advance to setup the zipline accident? I want to see Gina Carano kicking people's butts, not scenes of nefarious criminals searching houses. I think this character she plays in In The Blood is a better fit for her than Mallory Kane as it showed off not Gina's awesome fighting skills, but also her natural charm and beautiful smile. Seriously, stop trying to make Gina Carano into Meryl Streep. I’m a huge Gina Carano fan. [1], Of the subject matter, Wolfe said, "Two years ago when I got the idea of doing a book on immigration, people would say, 'Oh, that’s fascinating,' and then they would go to sleep standing up like a horse. Knives Out is a really smart movie, so it was shocking to me that the blood line came off as, quite frankly, dumb. Meh, it passed the time. Going from womens MMA pioneer to Hollywood action heroine is a tough leap, but each time I see her, I really think Gina Carano has gotten better as an actress. I just watched the movie as soon as the blu-Ray was in the mail! The novel has been described as Wolfe's take on "class, family, wealth, race, crime, sex, corruption and ambition in Miami, the city where America's future has arrived first. There may be some bad blood between the "Good Morning America" anchors. Directed by Nick Murphy. I don't want to spoil anything so i am not gonna write about the plot! Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Trigger warning: suicide. There are no critic reviews yet for Blood for Blood. Great Action-Thriller!! Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. — Back 4 Blood (@back4blood) March 25, 2021 A spiritual successor to the studio’s acclaimed Left 4 Dead series, Back 4 Blood is now set to release on Oct. 12, rather than in June. I was truely entertained,thrilled and there where also some moments that made me crinch a little! Watch the film and you won't be disappointed. The fights are brutal and well choreographed( at least that is my opinion) ,and i also really enjoyed the story which was gripping and suspenseful! But Gina Carano is truely the Star of the Movie. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I think of her in a Wonder Woman costume and only imagine what could have been. In one scene, a woman talks her depressed boyfriend into jumping off of a … Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2018. With Adrian Dunbar, Grainne Keenan, Sean Duggan, Diarmuid Noyes. [1], Even before the novel was finished, some details were reported in the media. For every Scream or Halloween , there are 10 other scary movies that never really found their audience. The novel has been described as Wolfe's take on "class, family, wealth, race, crime, sex, corruption and ambition in Miami, the city where America's future has arrived first." She’s gorgeous, she’s fit without looking like she’s starving, she has an infectious smile, and she legitimately knows how to fight. Two cop brothers, smothered by the shadow of their former police chief father, must investigate a crime they themselves have committed. Great action! According to Page Six, Michael Strahan's presence on the show … they go zip wire riding and during this time he falls into the jungell and she goes looking for him and during the ambulance ride he vanished. It is really refreshing to see a wife go to bat for her husband as a newlywed on a honeymoon no less, even if she is a fictional character in a movie. Movie fans at Showcase Cinema in Randolph, Massachusetts, were ready to be back inside the theater for a big-time blockbuster with “Godzilla vs. Kong” just released. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. And what can i say, I am stunned!! You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. "[3] Racial anxieties were a key source of tension in The Bonfire of the Vanities—Back to Blood will similarly feature characters of Cuban, Haitian, Russian, and French ancestry in the melting pot of Miami. Considering the publishers paid $7 million for the manuscript, this means the book cost approximately $112 per reader. As a police launch speeds across Miami's Biscayne Bay - with officer Nestor Camacho on board - Tom Wolfe is off and running. Gina Carano has the potential to be a great female action hero given the right vehicle. Even before the novel was finished, some details were reported in the media. [1], All of Wolfe's essay collections, non-fiction, and fiction had been published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux since his first book The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby in 1965. And the cast also gives good performances which includes Danny Trejo, Treat Williams and Louis Guzman! I got this as something to fill an hour or twor really so was not expecting too much but was pleasantly surprised it was actually quite good. The Sergeant was easing back on the throttle. But after Avas husband disappears mysteriously and she stops at nothing to find him the pace of the film picks really up and doesn't stop until the end credits roll. An Extremely Rare 'Wife Goes To Bat For Her Husband', Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2019. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The story is great - real classic action,picture quality is perfect.100 % entertainment.The price is cheap, but that's hard-to-find title so, don't hesitate - BUY IT NOW! The first Back 4 Blood gameplay showcase is a full 30 minutes of team-based, zombie-slaying fun mixed with some developer insights. Rival… First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II are intense and unsettling action movies about a Vietnam War veteran that goes on killing sprees. In "Blood," Joe(Paul Bettany) and Chrissie(Stephen Graham) Fairburn are the sons of a cop, Lenny(Brian Cox), who still shows up at the precinct house from time to time. “I’m going to see it for a second time,” said Ryan O’Toole of Easton. If anything what I felt this movie lacked was well....more Gina! Well the reason is in the films title, incredible action sequences and some superb location photography there is enough for anybody who likes a super woman going in with all guns blazing, be careful you don,t get in her way!. And my god is that woman stacked. Parents need to know that Books of Blood is a 2020 horror movie with three loosely-connected stories based on Clive Barker's popular book series. Back to Blood (2012) Featured in. Thriller charting the moral collapse of a police family. [2] An excerpt from the novel was shown to several publishers; Wolfe sold the rights to publish his novel to Little, Brown for a sum of close to US$7 million, according to The New York Times, in an auction that ended shortly before Christmas of 2007. The fightscenes are great and Carano gets to show her skills! Let's see her doing more of that! Since then the subject has become a little more exciting, and in Miami, it's not only exciting, it’s red hot. The book debuted at #4 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List on November 11, 2012. She's gorgeous and charming and man, that girl hits hard! Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2014. Based on the same sort of detailed, on-scene, high-energy reporting that powered Tom Wolfe's previous bestselling novels, Back to Blood is another brilliant, spot-on, scrupulous, and often hilarious reckoning with our times. Very entertaining; but, with one serious plot defect. Back to Blood is Tom Wolfe's fourth and final novel, published in 2012 by Little, Brown. “Books of Blood” circles back around to its first story (and then its second and third again) in the final stretch, attempting to tie together an anthology film into something that’s kind of one story when one sits back and looks at the whole picture. The only negative thing I can say about her performances are, as much as she’s always improving, she still comes off a little stilted with her line readings. Back to Blood was an even bigger commercial failure than I Am Charlotte Simmons, selling 62,000 copies as of February 2013, according to Bookscan. Among his colleagues is Yoo Ri Ta, a hotshot physician who entered medical school at the age of 17 and is also the niece of the … Carano's acting chops and her martial arts talents are great fun in a film that would not have been nearly as much fun without her. Hollywood needs more female action heroes. The novel, set in Miami, Florida, focuses on the subject of Cuban immigrants there. Mallory Cane was ok and all as a character in her last film, Haywire, but I feel that Hollywood hasn't really found the right niche for Gina Carano. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2015. The SMACKs became less violent and less frequent as they closed in on the huge white sailboat. You get to … And it looked good! Everything else was great; but, this plot defect seems so obvious. Travelling or based outside United States? Sadly, what it’s trying to do in this form is a … But … What holds our attention in “Back to Blood” — and pushes us past the novel’s sometimes simplistic satire — are Mr. Wolfe’s two main characters: Nestor Camacho, a … Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2019. Great evening's entertainment. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of civilization. Newlyweds head off to the Caribbean for a honeymoon & hubby falls from a zip wire. The Sixties, episode 7 (2014) Smiling Through the Apocalypse (2013) Salinger (2013) Felix Dennis: Millionaire Poet (2012) Tom Wolfe Gets Back to Blood (2012) A Light in the Dark: The Art & Life of Frank Mason (2011) Bill Cunningham New York (2010) Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)