The Bleeding (2009)

Surrounded by carnage, slaughter, brutal crashes and total mayhem, Shawn Black is in a race to save the world from pure evil.

Director:

Charlie Picerni

Writer:

Lance Lane (screenplay)

Stars:

William McNamara, Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones

Cast

Credited cast:
William McNamara	...	Dan Williams
Michael Madsen	...	Father Roy
Vinnie Jones	...	Cain
Armand Assante	...	Jake Plummer
DMX	...	Tagg
Krista Ayne	...	Factory Girl 1
Vanessa Vander Pluym	...	Cain's court
Katherine von Drachenberg	...	Vanya
Tony Schiena	...	Johnny the perv
Terence J. Rotolo	...	Bartender
Joe Montanti	...	Blacks Dad
Kathy Sue Holtorf	...	Vampire victim
Michael Matthias	...	Shawn Black
Crystal Lonneberg	...	Tattooed Vampire
Nancy Young	...	Nurse

Storyline

Surrounded by carnage, slaughter, brutal crashes and total mayhem, Shawn Black is in a race to save the world from pure evil.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire

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Genres:

Action | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eisitirio gia tin Kolasi

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Iron Bull Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A Convoluted Mess, Not Sure What It Was Going For

A man's brother apparently dies in combat in the Middle East. And yet, this same brother is somehow connected to Cain, a vampire clan leader. And there is a legend of a slayer... and some muscle cars...

A film so simple as this should not be so hard to describe, but it is. Someone wanted to write "Blade", but it was already written. They also wanted to write "Fast and the Furious", but that idea was taken. So, what did they do? They meshed them together in one film, threw in some other nonsense, and made a film. It took almost two years to get released, and I am not surprised.

First of all, I cannot stress how much the main character (Michael Matthias) wants to be Vin Diesel. He looks like the Wal-Mart brand of Vin Diesel, Wal-Diesel or something. And how DMX is thrown in as a guy who knows way too much about vampires and somehow knows a slayer when he sees one... not sure why.

Vinnie Jones plays Cain, and it is nice to see him with (presumably fake) hair. But this is not a great role for him and makes his acting look terrible. Michael Madsen is Father Roy, and while I always enjoy seeing Madsen, he does too many genre films with people who cannot bring out his best. Aside from Tarantino's films, what is the last great thing he did? Katherine von Drachenberg (aka Kat Von D) also appears.

The plot holes, time line, and more just do not add up on this to a decent movie. The acting is weak, the directing is decent, though it is clear the emphasis was on the action and not the acting. The director's background is as a stunt man, and I can easily say the stunts here are just fine... the film is, however, a mess... and I do not know who to blame first.