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I suppose the title of this post has two possible directions to take. In this case the meaning isn't really good, but it's not completely bad either. Does that make any sense?
Movies seen last weekend--only one.
Blood and Chocolate:: The story takes place in a modern day Bucharest and tells the tale of nineteen year old Vivian Gandillon, who has spent her life on the run from the truth...that she is a werewolf. When her affections for a visiting American artist threaten to expose her family's secret society, she must choose between her love for an outsider and betraying the secret vows of her family.
Or, at least that is how the movie is described. Vivian, however, doesn't come across as if she is running from the truth that she is a werewolf or anything else. In fact the secret that she is hiding from turns out to be something else, though it is related to her wolfish nature. She actually doesn't come across as troubled in any way, though once she meets up with her American artist we do get the sense that she is hiding something, at least from him.
My opinion--well there is very little blood and even less chocolate in this film. There is one special effect, and while nice, it is not fantastic. The movie is not frightening or intense--I didn't have to duck behind anything, even partially, not once. The romance is there just barely and really feels like nothing more than a light infatuation or good friends in the making, well, except for the few kisses they have. In fact I can only recall one scene with a tiny bit of smooching. I also have to wonder how the rest of us humans wouldn't notice there was something different about the werewolves, especially the young males, what with the way they moved so, well almost cat-like and definitely predatorially.
My recommendation, if you must see this movie, is to see it as a matinee. Or better yet, wait for it to come out on dvd. Maybe save it for your weekly movie night group to watch and discuss? It's not entirely bad. It's better than a made for tv movie, barely.
Movies seen last weekend--only one.
Blood and Chocolate:: The story takes place in a modern day Bucharest and tells the tale of nineteen year old Vivian Gandillon, who has spent her life on the run from the truth...that she is a werewolf. When her affections for a visiting American artist threaten to expose her family's secret society, she must choose between her love for an outsider and betraying the secret vows of her family.
Or, at least that is how the movie is described. Vivian, however, doesn't come across as if she is running from the truth that she is a werewolf or anything else. In fact the secret that she is hiding from turns out to be something else, though it is related to her wolfish nature. She actually doesn't come across as troubled in any way, though once she meets up with her American artist we do get the sense that she is hiding something, at least from him.
My opinion--well there is very little blood and even less chocolate in this film. There is one special effect, and while nice, it is not fantastic. The movie is not frightening or intense--I didn't have to duck behind anything, even partially, not once. The romance is there just barely and really feels like nothing more than a light infatuation or good friends in the making, well, except for the few kisses they have. In fact I can only recall one scene with a tiny bit of smooching. I also have to wonder how the rest of us humans wouldn't notice there was something different about the werewolves, especially the young males, what with the way they moved so, well almost cat-like and definitely predatorially.
My recommendation, if you must see this movie, is to see it as a matinee. Or better yet, wait for it to come out on dvd. Maybe save it for your weekly movie night group to watch and discuss? It's not entirely bad. It's better than a made for tv movie, barely.
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