Unlike water and vinegar, Blood And Chocolate mixes well and tastes great. Then after about two minutes you realize it didn’t taste as good as you thought it did. Plain, but still enjoyable.
From the producers of Underworld, we get another movie about mythical creatures that go bump in the night. The film takes us to present day Romania and gives a glimpse into the legend of what the locals call the Loup-Garoux, which is just a fancy way of saying ‘werewolves’. Vivian is one of these werewolves, although she’s not too into it. She likes to go on morning runs, drink Absinthe, and make little chocolate candies just like your average European teenager (says the movie anyway). She hates the fact that her family says she’s meant for great things when she only wants to be a normal girl. When her strive for normalcy involves a young American artist, her world is turned upside down when she is forced to fight her own brethren for what she believes in.
There were numerous signs telling me not to see this movie. First was the title itself, Blood And Chocolate. I pictured a rouge pastry chef when I heard that. Then it was the premise. There have been far too many werewolf and vampire movies made and most of them were less than bankable. Finally it was the publicity. If you’ve seen the trailer (which I’m sure most of you haven’t due to the severe lack of marketing), you’ve basically seen the movie and know everything about it. In addition to that, all I’ve heard were bad things. I actually had no good reason to go see it, but I’m always intrigued by what I’m supposed to hate, as everyone should.
This film was surprisingly not horrible. It was not stupendous either. It was just a decent movie about the forbidden love of a woman and a man. Well, a werewolf and a man. There was minimal blood, minimal death, and all-around minimal action. In a nearly empty, evening showing, I was definitely able to enjoy the movie. It’s when I walked out to my car that I decided it really wasn’t that great or anything special. Wait for the rent and you can enjoy it at home.
