BloodRayne

R

Released Oct 23, 2005

1 hr. 35 min.

Fantasy

Horror

Adventure

Action

List

4%

52 Reviews

Tomatometer

17%

100,000+ Ratings

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In 18th-century Romania, after spending much of her life in a traveling circus, human-vampire hybrid Rayne (Kristanna Loken) escapes and plots to take down her evil vampire father, Kagan (Ben Kingsley). When she's discovered by three vampire hunters, Vladimir (Michael Madsen), Katarin (Michelle Rodriguez) and Sebastian (Matt Davis), she manages to convince them to spare her life and join her cause. But slaying a vampire as powerful as Kagan will be no easy task.

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Critics Consensus

BloodRayne is an absurd sword-and-sorcery vid-game adaptation from schlock-maestro Uwe Boll, featuring a distinguished (and slumming) cast.

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ana luisa u

Los efectos son terribles las actuaciones son terribles los personajes son insoportable y terribles es completamente gringe y aburridaaa es un 1.7 de 10

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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matt b

Garbage. So many holes in plot and acting shocking. I think 4% is generous.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/30/23

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Tim S

"BloodRayne" is a period vampire revenge story based on the game of the same name. However I was not quite sure when in time it was supposed to be based, as the movie fails to explain or establish its era. "BloodRayne" transports the audience into a weird fantasy World with over the top high octane action, real slasher moments and some stolen "Matrix" style scenes. It's hard to place "BloodRayne" into any sort of category as the film is trying to be a number of different genres. The sets are good and the splatter, gore is constant but the script however is not great and the CGI is quite poor. I would suggest it is trying to be a sort of romantic, action, horror but unfortunately fails on pretty much all counts. "BloodRayne" boasts a terrific cast but given some of the lacklustre performances, the director definitely didn't get the best or make the most of the actors he had on set. I definitely expected more from Kristanna Loken, Billy Zane, Meatloaf and Ben Kingsley. It is however a watchable movie with some fun moments ( sometimes not for the right reasons ) and horrifically gory scenes but it's nothing more than another video game that does not translate well when given the big screen adaptation.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Parker D

An absolute crime against humanity bloodrayne is truly one of the worst films and insults to the cinema industry uwe boll cannot direct whatsoever and everything looks bad from the swords to the production values everything looks fake and ugly and unconvincing what is Ben Kingsley doing in this movie he's a great actor how could he do this to ruin his career I hated him here the looks on his faces look like he wants to be anywhere else and that he is sleep walking not knowing what he was thinking or going for the acting from loken was atrocious Rayne is a bland and dull charachter and it has some of the worst vampire depictions ever to put it more simple this is the worst movie of 2006 whoever likes this film needs to be either taken to a doctor or have his brain removed this movie must not be liked by anyone it is a piece of horse manure avoid it at all costs 0/10 F-

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/22

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kyle e

Saw 'Bloodrayne' and its two sequels out of curiosity to see if they were as bad as their terrible reputation. As well as seeing whether one of the worst directors of all time Uwe Boll was capable of making a good film. On top of that, like Ben Kingsley a lot as an actor and he is reason enough to see anything he's involved in. Did not have my hopes up, because even looking at the advertising and trailers 'Bloodrayne' looked awful. The terrible reputation and dubious advertising do not lie. 'Bloodrayne' to me and many others really is that bad, bad actually is an understatement. Have come to the conclusion that Boll is incapable of making a halfway decent film, have not seen everything of his but all that has been seen has been terrible and as bad as their reputation. As someone who is usually very generous rating and reviewing films, 'Bloodrayne' does stand out as one of the worst films seen recently and actually full stop. Everything is abysmally executed and there are no redeeming qualities at all, have said that about very few films seen recently. 'Bloodrayne' couldn't be more inept visually. Photography that is both chaotic and static, bacon-slicer-like editing, drab costumes that don't fit the setting, continuity errors galore (more than anybody can count), afterthought-like visual effects, lighting completely lacking in atmosphere, those can all be found. The music sounds cheap and is never dynamic with anything on screen, often working against it and like it belonged in another film entirely. Writing is horrendously stilted and cheesy, enough to make one want to vomit and the unintentional camp later on becomes exhausting. The action has no momentum or excitement whatsoever, is chaotically edited, under-rehearsed choreographically and a lot of it is incomprehensible. It really takes ineptitude to a whole new level. As is the story, it never comes to life and is not easy to follow often. Boll's direction is typically non-existent and cold, comparing him to Ed Wood is rather insulting when although Wood's films were the complete opposite of fine heart one could see that he had his heart in the right place (something that has never been the case with Boll). The characters are walking cliches that are neither interesting or worth rooting for, instead bland and irritating. You know something is wrong when the best performance comes from an angry-looking Michelle Rodriguez. Elsewhere there is an emotionless lead, Meat Loaf's uncomfortable cameo and Michael Madsen and Billy Zane going through the motions. Worst of it is Kingsley in his worst ever performance, taking hamminess and chewing-scenery-to-pieces to mind-boggling extremes. Summarising, completely bloodless and appallingly awful. 1/10 Bethany Cox

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

This is proof video game movie adaptations are tripe.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Rayne

Michael Madsen

Vladimir

Michelle Rodriguez

Katarin

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

Just when you thought camp was dead, along comes this bizarre cross between a Tarantino knockoff and a Hammer horror film.

Mar 7, 2007

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Turgid drama and incompetently staged action sequences...

Rated: D+

Nov 27, 2006

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Tim Cogshell

Boxoffice Magazine

[Uwe Boll] is fast becoming known as one of the worst directors on the planet.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 15, 2006

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

BloodRayne is scary rubbish. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 16, 2019

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Más Gamers

A film that tries to convey a palpable sense of epic adventure and maximum exploitation of violence and sex, but which ultimately feels as relevant and important as a short film directed, written and starring cats and dogs. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 1/4

Feb 13, 2017

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Garth Franklin

Dark Horizons

At the rate Boll's improving, he'll achieve a film worthy of a thumbs up rating sometime late next decade.

Jan 15, 2008

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Synopsis

In 18th-century Romania, after spending much of her life in a traveling circus, human-vampire hybrid Rayne (Kristanna Loken) escapes and plots to take down her evil vampire father, Kagan (Ben Kingsley). When she's discovered by three vampire hunters, Vladimir (Michael Madsen), Katarin (Michelle Rodriguez) and Sebastian (Matt Davis), she manages to convince them to spare her life and join her cause. But slaying a vampire as powerful as Kagan will be no easy task.

Director: Uwe Boll
Executive Producer: Uwe Boll
Screenwriter: Guinevere Turner
Production Co: Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, Pitchblack Pictures, Herold Productions
Rating: R (Sexuality|Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jan 6, 2006
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 29, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Sound Mix: Dolby

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