All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Blood is a serious movie. Very very serious. How can I tell that it's serious? The acting. Look how serious the actors are and the roles they are playing. Ooooooooo! And listen to the music. The middle eastern style chanting and the erotic sounds with hip hop beats. Very serious $#!+. Too bad the end result is so poorly executed that it actually made me laugh. The hilarity primarily points at the music because of how cliche it is and how hard it tries to convince you that this is a movie that should be taken seriously. It's vastly retarded. The movie is a little bloody but not gory and the action was okay. Also the pacing is sluggish and it is very drama driven and serious. I would consider this a "bad good" movie but don't take my word for it. It really is a dumb ass movie.

When I was at Fry's at the foreign films section, I was thrilled to see a Japanese movie with the title "Blood", and looking at the credits, I was also encouraged to buy it. Riki Teguichi (sp?) played the secondary role as an assassin for the Yakuza (although emphasis was hardly given) while his long time friend in the movie was a doctor. This movie had minimal violence, and more so of the drama category than the action category. Don't let the fancy warning label fool you, barely any violence, and minimal blood. The movie was probably made for a more dramatic effect, but my high hopes were indeed, disappointed.This movie is also boring, and wasn't worth the US$24.99 I payed for it. *I don't recommend this film!*