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The Bleeding

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 20m
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Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, DMX, Rachelle Leah, and Michael Matthias in The Bleeding (2009)
A young man embraces his destiny as he hunts the vampire pack who killed his parents.
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Surrounded by carnage, slaughter, brutal crashes and total mayhem, Shawn Black is in a race to save the world from pure evil.Surrounded by carnage, slaughter, brutal crashes and total mayhem, Shawn Black is in a race to save the world from pure evil.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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  • Director
    • Charlie Picerni
  • Writer
    • Lance Lane(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Michael Matthias
    • Vinnie Jones
    • Nancy Young
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  • Director
    • Charlie Picerni
  • Writer
    • Lance Lane(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Michael Matthias
    • Vinnie Jones
    • Nancy Young
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    • 30User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    The Bleeding
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    DMX in The Bleeding (2009)
    Rachelle Leah, Shawn Black, and Michael Matthias in The Bleeding (2009)
    Katherine von Drachenberg in The Bleeding (2009)
    Rachelle Leah, Shawn Black, and Michael Matthias in The Bleeding (2009)
    Vinnie Jones, Katherine von Drachenberg, and Sindy Espitia in The Bleeding (2009)
    James Seppelfrick in The Bleeding (2009)
    Sindy Espitia in The Bleeding (2009)
    Armand Assante in The Bleeding (2009)
    Michael Madsen in The Bleeding (2009)
    Katherine von Drachenberg in The Bleeding (2009)
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    Michael Matthias
    • Blackas Black
    Vinnie Jones
    Vinnie Jones
    • Cainas Cain
    Nancy Young
    Nancy Young
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Armand Assante
    Armand Assante
    • Det. Jake Plummeras Det. Jake Plummer
    William McNamara
    William McNamara
    • Det. Dan Williamsas Det. Dan Williams
    Robert Capelli Jr.
    Robert Capelli Jr.
    • Jay-Kas Jay-K
    Alejandra Picozzi
    • Kijakazias Kijakazi
    DMX
    DMX
    • Taggas Tagg
    Lance Lane
    • Vampire In Mens Roomas Vampire In Mens Room
    Rachelle Leah
    • Lenaas Lena
    Madison Moss
    Madison Moss
    • Jennyas Jenny
    • (as Madison Weidberg)
    Tony Schiena
    Tony Schiena
    • Johnny the Pervas Johnny the Perv
    Pittsburgh Slim
    • Crashas Crash
    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
    • Father Royas Father Roy
    Fabiano Iha
    • Mimeas Mime
    Jana Allen
    Jana Allen
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    Gianluca Siciliano
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    James Seppelfrick
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      • Lance Lane(screenplay)
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      Kathy Sue Holtorf's debut.
    • Goofs
      During the chase scene towards the end of the film, Cain is shown firing his revolver at least 9 times without reloading.

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    1/10
    Symbolic of everything wrong with action/horror hybrids today
    When you look at the cast for "The Bleeding", aside from star Michael Matthias, this looks like a dream cast for people that watch direct to DVD garbage. Vinnie Jones! Rapper DMX! Michael Madsen! Armand Assante! Tony Schiena (here billed as "Johnny the Perv")! UFC host Rachael Leah! Reality star Kat Von D! It looks too good to be true, like the ultimate DVD movie cast. Well, it was actually released exclusively in New York as far as theatrical releases are concerned, so it's almost a straight to DVD movie. It's also bad-and I mean painfully so.

    Shawn Black (Matthias, who also serves as a producer-this is essentially a vanity piece for the him) has returned from Afghanistan, with his parents murdered, and his brother dead in battle. Well, it turns out his brother is now a vampire named Cain (Jones), and that he is "the slayer", or a man who must vanquish such evil from the world. Aided by a rather gun happy, unorthodox priest (Madsen), Black must go to an abandoned factory turned nightclub, where Cain and his vampire brethren are hiding.

    A pastiche picture mixing "Blade", "From Dusk 'till Dawn", "The Fast and the Furious", "Boondock Saints" as well as other obnoxious Tarantino knock-offs and at one point, a pinch of "Hostel", "The Bleeding" is symbolic of everything wrong with action/horror hybrids today. The editing is all over the place, the action scenes aren't all that exciting, the score is a strictly pro-tools affair, the direction is lacking, and you really don't care about anything that happens. In a lot of ways, this is also reminiscent of a lot of bad direct to DVD action movies, but this one takes it to different levels. The whole thing is lazy, and clearly made to be a breakout vehicle for poor man's Vin Diesel star Matthias. I mean sure, the gore and make-up effects are good, and there's boobs, but it isn't anything you haven't seen already.

    To make things worse, nobody here really seems to give a damn. Several of the stars-Assante, DMX and Kat Von D-are merely given tiny roles and cameo appearances, with DMX only being there to provide crucial plot information and get killed off, Von D to get some blood on her after biting a girl's neck, and Assante being a poor man's version of an old western movie standard (he even calls the movie "a futuristic western" in an interview that serves as a special feature.)

    The rest of the cast doesn't even seem to be trying for the most part. DMX is clearly just there for the paycheck, while even Matthias and the narration he provides seems to be screaming "get me out of here." Only Madsen and Jones seem to be trying, and even they can't do anything worth a damn due to the script-Jones in particular is given a goofy looking wig and bad American accent. The movie can't even work on an unintentional comedy level. One liners meant to be cleaver are just awkward, and even the site of Vinnie Jones in a bad 70's exploitation hair style can't register.

    "The Bleeding" is just bad, and even not on a camp level. It's just painfully bad, and the kind of thing that usually get's dumped to DVD and forgotten and is not given a weekend long theatrical run. Avoid like a vampire shown a crucifix.
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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Истекающий кровью
    • Filming locations
      • Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
    • Production company
      • Iron Bull Films
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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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