Strange Blood

Directed by: Chad Michael Ward

Written by: Pearry Teo

Year Released: 2015

Sub Genre: Monster / Vampire / Mad Scientist

Cast: Robert Brettenaugh, Alexandra Bard, James Adam Lim

A scientist creates a genetic being that, once matured, will be able to cure any and all diseases. Upon the first attempted testing he is attacked by the being and is soon infected with a strange ailment that starts to change him.

There really is not much more information I can give about this film without fully ruining it.

The story itself, reminiscent of Frankenstein, is your classic mad scientist flick where he has a great idea with good intentions, creates a living being which turns out to have a boat load of repercussions.

With the exception of someone who's squeamish at the site of blood, which in my opinion had been very over used, there is no true horror factor to be found here.

There is however a very good looking practical effects in one scene but is quickly ruined by some very low budget, horrible looking CGI effects.

The level of acting is never consistent and throws you out of the story a quite few times as does the lighting in a few of the scenes. Even in complete darkness, I had a hell of a time making out anything that was on my screen during these specific scenes.

The ending was very predictable even with a plot twist attempting to make you think otherwise but it failed at shifting my thoughts.

Conclusion:

Although enjoyable enough to watch for it's approach towards what a monster movie could look like today using old school principal's, it's lack of lighting, scares and all around good acting really makes it a hard film to want to follow.

So if you have time, patients, focus and a really dark room, you may end up enjoying this one yourself. But I would personally suggest to skip this one.

2 out of 10.

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