Blood: The Last Vampire 2009

Critics score:
22 / 100

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Michael Ordona, Chicago Tribune: Often-unwatchably dim. Read more

Ted Fry, Seattle Times: This live-action update of a popular Japanese anime film from 2000 has a heart full of mythology, but its fangs are dulled by an anemic script and clumsy action sequences that are notable mostly for an excess of cheese, not blood. Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: Every scrap of footage here has been done better somewhere else. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Don't let the subtitle of Blood: The Last Vampire alarm you. The finale of this tedious piece of Asian-ish action-schlock based on a popular anime series implies an intention to make more. One was plenty for me. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Blood: The Last Vampire might be described as Kill Bill crossed with Buffy, only that would make it sound like more than the slapdash, thrill-less dud that it is. Read more

Amy Nicholson, I.E. Weekly: It makes sense that Chris Chow's script is based on a manga series; this is a series of 20-minute episodes in search of an arc. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Watch True Blood, Let the Right One In or Twilight instead. Or wait for Thirst or New Moon or Daybreakers or ... Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: Not only isn't the new effort up to the standards of the anime, it's bloody awful by any standard. Read more

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Suffers from abusive close-ups, repetitive fight sequences and uninspired demon design. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This isn't a great movie. But it's sincere as an entertainment, it looks good, it's atmospheric. Read more

Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: If that sounds kind of hot, don't get your hopes up. Read more

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: Read more

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Unexciting, incoherent, lamely acted, and carelessly written. Read more