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)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$594,860

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

During the final fight, Silvio (shot in the leg) changes from limping to non limping several times. Additionally, the weapon he has changes from rifle to handgun several times.

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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

Entertaining Straight Up Action Flick with Influences from Taken

As far as the movie Taken, I would rate a 9. I would rate this movie a 7. The reason i compare these two is because of the premise of the movie.

Despite the lead role being played by an actress who is still learning to act, the movie is entertaining with some unexpected twists.

Remember that the lead actress is an actual female MMA Champion. She's well fit for a role like this, but not quite ready for Academy Awards. She's somewhat like a very attractive female version of Arnold Schwarzennager. Arnold wasn't the greatest actor when he first started acting. He was a Body Builder who played flat characters and over time became a much better actor. Most of his early success was due to his accent and one liners. If you notice, his acting has much improved in his role in "The Escape Plan". Who doesn't remember some famous Arnie quotes? I hated the movie Haywire, and even turned it off early on. I was hesitant to watch this movie due to bad reviews and worrying about how bad the acting would be.

I'd say that this movie is a good B movie. A lot of what makes the movie is how believable the main actress is at actually being able to kill someone. The rest of the cast surrounding her make it much more watchable. This is a movie where its best to shut off your brain, and enjoy some interesting and compelling action sequences.

While the movie is definitely far from reality, it was never supposed to be realistic. The movie lacks comedic relief, which drags it down a bit, but you feel drawn in and forget about your day's worries when watching it.

The point of a movie is to entertain. Did this movie entertain me? Absolutely. I wasn't bored at any point in watching the movie, I would watch it again with a friend when I'm in the mood.

While the movie is quite predictable, there are some scenes I didn't expect. I wouldn't take an under-ager to see this movie, nor a hot date, but you can enjoy this movie with people who enjoy action flicks.

The movie is not nearly as bad as the rating it received. The movie isn't one of my top 50, but it is for sure worth a watch or two.

If you plan to watch this movie, please do yourself a favor and shut off your brain and enjoy it for what it is.

While the main actress is far from the best actress, she has improved somewhat since her role in Haywire. She has potential to become a better actress.

There are definitely some disturbing scenes. If you don't like extremely violent and dark action movies, this movie is not for you.

If it wasn't for being able to enjoy this movie because of the reasons I listed, I would rate it a 4/10. The unique action scenes and interesting characters make up for the mediocre acting. The movie ends well, but I won't ruin the ending for anyone.