Bad Blood (2021)

Director: Eric Steel
Starring: Toscal Bell, Laura Montgomery Bennett, Brian Dunne .UK. 1h 15m

This low key independent movie directed by Eric Steele follows the downtrodden life of dedicated social worker thrust into a chilling predicament. who finds herself in charge of a young mysterious boy who has a lust for blood.

Nathan’s social worker just wants to help him… feed.

Initially starting up like any middle of the road British drama the film symptoms into a brooding blood-filled nightmare as the case worker a calming and placid woman with a huge caring heart discovers the morbid secrets of her newest client but sort of reviling in disgusting hate she manages to remain in her caring role and attempts to find fresh victims for the boy as well as digging into the local gothic and vampire community to try and learn more about vampirism and how she could help, abate his blood lust.

I Needed The Blood Too Be Warm… It’s Not As Good When It’s Cold

-Nathan

Despite facing budget constraints, the film remains a solid contender in the realm of kitchen sink horror. While it may lack lavish special effects, it compensates with a thought-provoking narrative and intriguing camera work. Although the cast falls slightly below par, their performances do not overshadow the unique and compelling storyline.

Any saving grace would have been a solid set of actors however everything does fall slightly below par but they shouldn’t deter from a unique and interesting story not something entirely gripping however it does definitely open channels of conversation about how horror can still be a mix of everyday drama, and while this won’t win any fans the film does pose from very interesting camera work a thought provoking story and a very on point soundtrack to go with the vampiric gothic lifestyle of some of the key players.

TLDR

Rating: 3/10

Related: Colin (2008), Martin (1977),
Lists: British Vampire flicks

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One thought on “Bad Blood (2021)”

  1. Great to have your “movie review” voice back…sometimes they just don’t work like we’d hoped they would…I shared a review on my blog today of a new one that does: “Late Night With The Devil” does a great job with a limited budget

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