Bloodlock

There are a few things that make this film somewhat watchable. It's short. You can find it free in most places. I guess that is it. You know it's bad when the commercials that pop up time to time have more production value than the movie. It begs the age old question....just because you have the drive and money to make your own schlocky Tubi level horror film, should you make that schlocky Tubi level horror film. Maybe you can use that money for lottery tickets and win enough money to hire some more talented people to make a more interesting version of your film. Just saying.

Anyway, it's hard to be too cruel, but this movie is bad. Holy smokes. I mean, the premise is pretty cool from a distance. New couple moves into a house with a mysterious door that is shackled in the basement. What's behind the door? Why do the neighbors conspire to kill the new owners to open that door? I mean, we got something to work with, but beyond that, it's just bad.

The acting is just atrocious. The build-up of tension is non-existent due to terrible cinematography and lackluster music. And then that ending. Woof. Bring alcohol with you because you will need it. Personally, the guy that made this movie should have polished this up and tried shopping around for making it himself. Kind of a shame.

I actually had fairly high hopes for Bloodlock, the premise seemed decent and for the first 20-30 minutes it showed real potential.

It tells the story of a husband and wife who move into a new house (And her sister moves in as well for some reason). In the buildings basement there is a mysterious locked metal door and the wife becomes obsessed with it. What lies within?

I'll tell you right now what lies within, disappointment! And shed loads of it.

Though it starts strong it stumbles and falls the moment that anything actually "Happens". The lack of competent direction and small budget become evident and the movie goes from stumbling to falling to faceplanting in quick fashion.

Alas it never manages to get back up again, in fact gradually gets worse and worse. Then just went you think it can't get any poorer, it hits you with a finale that had my eyes roll so far back into my head I could physically see my brain crying.

Bloodlock is another example of a good idea in the hands of folks who simply shouldn't be in the industry.

To quote Billy Madison I award you zero points and may god have mercy on your soul. Feel free to pick any of the 4000 gods you want for that one.

The Good:

Some good ideas

The Bad:

Some of the cast are dreadful

That's the ending you're gonna go with, really?

Looks cheap and nasty

Absolutely no flow

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Heroines lose credibility if they hook up with another guy within hours of their boyfriend getting killed

Unbelievably bd!. That should say it all. The margarine of movies!

The plot of "Bloodlock" (2008) revolves around vampire locked in the basement of a house for decades and is unleashed when a couple purchases the home. The story is complicated by a love triangle wherein the husband wants to gaslight his wife for her sister who thinks she's hotter than she is, as well as a subplot involving an occultic old couple who will do anything to attain the immortality the imprisoned vampire offers.

I knew this was a no-budget independent movie before viewing and, with this in mind, the opening is promising, but it quickly devolves from there due to a lousy script, bad acting, bad flow (in certain sequences) and effects that are anything but special. It's more like a student movie than a legitimate independent film and, overall, is bottom-of-the-barrel filmmaking.

That said, there are quite a few things I appreciate. For one, I enjoy seeing the work of amateur filmmakers and I think the director has what it takes but, in this case, he needed to hire a real writer, better actors and an FX technician, not to mention cut out filler material that pads the runtime. I also enjoyed the Youngstown, Ohio, area locations of which the director doesn't really take advantage. As it's filmed, it could've been shot in any big town in the Northern USA or Canada.

A couple of the actors are actually decent despite the lousy script, particularly the main protagonist, Christine, played by the distinctive Ashley Gallo, and, less so, the guy who plays Luke the locksmith. Ashley could go on to better things if she plays her cards right.

The movie runs 89 Minutes.

GRADE: D