During my tour through 'Garbage cinema', i stumbled upon BloodRayne, which is apparently a video game adaptation, and it is common knowledge that those are generally horrific failures. There is no exception in this case, as this is a laughable piece of work that seems to have an obsession with insulting the viewers intelligence.
The cast features some acclaimed actors in the form of Ben Kingsley, Billy Zane & Michael Madsen, which is an unfortunate stain on their careers. Kingsley was the epitome of the dead eyed emotionless underperformer, and much of the same is true with Madsen, who seems to hate being in this film for the entire duration. Zane tries his best to surpass the abysmal script with his acting, but alas, he does not succeed. None of the actors are able to use even the slightliest of emotional ranges, as all of them are incapable of showing a different facial expression. Since some of the actors cast in the movie are indeed incredible, it is obvious they too had little motivation and ambition for such a ridiculous project as this. Every single actor & actress's line delivery in BloodRayne seems like a literal cue card reading session, and the dialogue is insultingly bad. My favorite has to be: 'My companion has gone missing, i do not know what has become of him!!!' which results in one of the most insultingly stupid prison breaks ever filmed.
There is no character development. There is not a sequence in which the characters are set up. There is nothing that is told about the characters, and there is simply absolutely nothing that drives them. Rayne's mother was raped by Kegan and seeks revenge, which is the most insulting & cliché of motivations there is. It tries so hard to get the viewer to feel sympathy for Rayne because of this, but this cliché victim classification is in reality just horrid writing. It is a common feminist delusion that they always classify themselves as the 'Common victim' in every circumstance and this film is basically a propaganda show of political correctness in that way. However, when a film is this bad, its ridiculous PC themes don't even really matter, as nobody could ever take anything about this film seriously.
There are a couple of scenes where we witness the aftermath of some event, and director Uwe Boll thinks it is necessary to throw in a couple of disjointed, horribly edited flashbacks in which the viewer learns absolutely nothing else than what they already knew before the flashback. Something simplistic is spoken, and Boll deems it necessary to throw in a flashback because it seems like he doesn't think audience can understand it without it. It is a slap in the face of the audience's intelligence, and also a slap in the face of this film's already nearly non existent intellectuality.
While most of the cinematography in BloodRayne is sub par, it does have a couple of nice sweeping outdoor shots when characters ride through the country. However, it also features a lot of brightly lit forest scenes even though it is in the middle of the night & an obvious lack in color variation, as most of the film is grey and dark green. The original score, however, was very good, and these seem to be the only slightly redeeming factors of this snoozefest.
The many action sequences feature horrid slow & clunky choreography ( Especially Madsen, no idea how he managed to kill so many guys during this film when he is barely able to swing a sword ), and terrible editing. All of the actors in the film seem to be severely limited in athletics & choreography, and so this is hidden a bit by the fact that there are numerous amount of cuts and edits throughout the fights. The viewer can never see what is going on, or how the fight is turning out. Boll is only interested in showing protagonists kill people and trying to hide their clunky swordplay with his horrid quick editing which will probably damage your eyesight beyond repair. In the end, the film is a basic lesson in how NOT to film action sequences, as its choreography, editing & overview of the fights is just horrible.
BloodRayne has terrible acting, writing, choreography, editing, & characters. While some decent shots in its cinematography and an excellent original score make sure it doesn't wind up in the category with some of the actual worst of all time, it is still a sure contender for the places a little bit behind them.
The cast features some acclaimed actors in the form of Ben Kingsley, Billy Zane & Michael Madsen, which is an unfortunate stain on their careers. Kingsley was the epitome of the dead eyed emotionless underperformer, and much of the same is true with Madsen, who seems to hate being in this film for the entire duration. Zane tries his best to surpass the abysmal script with his acting, but alas, he does not succeed. None of the actors are able to use even the slightliest of emotional ranges, as all of them are incapable of showing a different facial expression. Since some of the actors cast in the movie are indeed incredible, it is obvious they too had little motivation and ambition for such a ridiculous project as this. Every single actor & actress's line delivery in BloodRayne seems like a literal cue card reading session, and the dialogue is insultingly bad. My favorite has to be: 'My companion has gone missing, i do not know what has become of him!!!' which results in one of the most insultingly stupid prison breaks ever filmed.
There is no character development. There is not a sequence in which the characters are set up. There is nothing that is told about the characters, and there is simply absolutely nothing that drives them. Rayne's mother was raped by Kegan and seeks revenge, which is the most insulting & cliché of motivations there is. It tries so hard to get the viewer to feel sympathy for Rayne because of this, but this cliché victim classification is in reality just horrid writing. It is a common feminist delusion that they always classify themselves as the 'Common victim' in every circumstance and this film is basically a propaganda show of political correctness in that way. However, when a film is this bad, its ridiculous PC themes don't even really matter, as nobody could ever take anything about this film seriously.
There are a couple of scenes where we witness the aftermath of some event, and director Uwe Boll thinks it is necessary to throw in a couple of disjointed, horribly edited flashbacks in which the viewer learns absolutely nothing else than what they already knew before the flashback. Something simplistic is spoken, and Boll deems it necessary to throw in a flashback because it seems like he doesn't think audience can understand it without it. It is a slap in the face of the audience's intelligence, and also a slap in the face of this film's already nearly non existent intellectuality.
While most of the cinematography in BloodRayne is sub par, it does have a couple of nice sweeping outdoor shots when characters ride through the country. However, it also features a lot of brightly lit forest scenes even though it is in the middle of the night & an obvious lack in color variation, as most of the film is grey and dark green. The original score, however, was very good, and these seem to be the only slightly redeeming factors of this snoozefest.
The many action sequences feature horrid slow & clunky choreography ( Especially Madsen, no idea how he managed to kill so many guys during this film when he is barely able to swing a sword ), and terrible editing. All of the actors in the film seem to be severely limited in athletics & choreography, and so this is hidden a bit by the fact that there are numerous amount of cuts and edits throughout the fights. The viewer can never see what is going on, or how the fight is turning out. Boll is only interested in showing protagonists kill people and trying to hide their clunky swordplay with his horrid quick editing which will probably damage your eyesight beyond repair. In the end, the film is a basic lesson in how NOT to film action sequences, as its choreography, editing & overview of the fights is just horrible.
BloodRayne has terrible acting, writing, choreography, editing, & characters. While some decent shots in its cinematography and an excellent original score make sure it doesn't wind up in the category with some of the actual worst of all time, it is still a sure contender for the places a little bit behind them.