In the Blood (2014)

When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

Director:

John Stockwell

Writers:

James Robert Johnston, Bennett Yellin

Stars:

Gina Carano, Cam Gigandet, Ismael Cruz Cordova

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gina Carano	...	Ava
Cam Gigandet	...	Derek Grant
Ismael Cruz Cordova	...	Manny
Danny Trejo	...	Big Biz
Luis Guzmán	...	Chief Ramón Garza
Amaury Nolasco	...	Silvio Lugo
Stephen Lang	...	Casey
Treat Williams	...	Robert Grant
Yvette Yates Redick	...	Nurse Leta (as Yvette Yates)
Eloise Mumford	...	Sandy Grant
Hannah Cowley	...	Monique Grant
Paloma Louvat	...	14 Year Old Ava (as Paloma Olympia Louvat)
Oscar H. Guerrero	...	JoJo (as Oscar Guerrero)
Cristian Miranda Velez	...	Timo
Blas Sien Diaz	...	Omar (as Blas Diaz)

Storyline

When Ava meets Derek Grant, they fall in love and marry with each other under the protest of his wealthy father Robert Grant that believes Ava is a gold digger. Ava had a tough childhood with her abusive father Casey that trained her in martial arts and other fights. Ava and Derek travel to Caribe in honeymoon and soon they meet the local Manny that invites them to go to a fashion night club. The powerful gangster Big Biz hits on Ava and Derek and she fight with his minions. On the next morning, Manny takes them to a tyrolean crossing but out of the blue, Derek has a problem with his gear and falls off in a valley, breaking his leg. Ava finds him and an ambulance takes Derek to a local clinic. Ava follows the ambulance in Manny's motorcycle but crashes and loses the sight the ambulance. When she goes to the clinic, she does not find Derek. She goes to the police station and Chief Ramón Garza promises to help her. But soon Ava discovers that there is a conspiracy and decides to look ...

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Plot Keywords:

woman fights a man | hand to hand combat | mixed martial arts | martial arts | kicked in the crotch | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK Puerto Rico USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 2014 (Vietnam)

Also Known As:

En la Sangre

Filming Locations:

Puerto Rico

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anchor Bay Films, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Movie Package Company (MPC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gina Carano (Ava) and Amaury Nolasco (Silvio) have both starred in a Fast & Furious franchise movie. Gina played Riley in Fast & Furious 6. Amaury played Orange Julius in 2 Fast 2 Furious.

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Goofs

When Robert Grant accuses Ava of murdering her husband, his drink changes in amount and colour several times from a little which is dark brown to a lot which is lighter.

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Quotes

Ava: I have to finish this.
Ava: "When all the bastards are gone and dead, only then rest your head."
Manny: That's cheery.

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Soundtracks

I MIss You Already

User Reviews

Gina throws down a flipping 12 pack of whoop _ss!

I really enjoyed the story, the set-up, with the family dynamic between grooms father and his son. Interesting twists and turns, great action and realism. The club scene was terrific and the fight sequences well done. The mountain scenery was stunning and the zip line scenes, freaked me out. Gina's acting continues to improve with every project. The slow build of frustration and emotional hopelessness was wonderfully portrayed.

I would have liked to see a bit more character development and dialog. Derek's father and sister needed more lines to show the turmoil of doubt that Derek's father had towards Ava.

Watched it on Direct TV and started the movie very late. I could have paused the movie and come the next day to finish viewing it but I couldn't - I was hooked.

Loved it - heart pounding suspense.