Stumbling upon the 2021 horror movie "Blood Born" from writer and director Reed Shusterman, I opted to sit down and watch it, simply because I hadn't seen it already, and also because of it being a horror movie.
The movie's synopsis definitely sounded interesting enough, and I must admit that I do like the concept idea of the storyline and script here.
However, the movie was just lacking punch and impact. Sure, the movie was watchable, but it was just not a horror movie that managed to stand out in the vast sea of horror movies. And I do believe, that "Blood Born" is a movie that I will most likely have forgotten about come next week.
The pacing of the storyline was adequate, but there was just too little happening throughout the course of the movie to keep me sufficiently entertained. Sure, I sat through the entire movie, but I was only mildly entertained by what transpired on the screen. And I was missing that particular special ingredient to push the movie above and beyond the limitations of mediocrity.
The acting in "Blood Born" was adequate, taking into consideration the limitations of the script and storyline. I wasn't familiar with anyone on the cast list, and that is something I enjoy. And that was certainly working well in favor of the movie, despite of the movie never rising above mediocrity.
Sure, "Blood Born" is a movie that can be watched once, but it is doubtful that you'll ever return to watch it a second time. I know I am not going to do that.
The ending of the movie was sort of very, very predictable and also very anti-climatic. It sort of made me feel like writer and director Reed Shusterman ended up slapping me in the face with a cold, dead fish after I had sat through that ordeal.
My rating of "Blood Born" lands on a less than mediocre four out of ten stars. It was watchable, yes, but it just fell into a slump and never really managed to take me on a thrilling ride.
