Rise: Blood Hunter

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Rise: Blood Hunter

R,

2007,

1h 37m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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33%

15 Reviews

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20%

5,000+ Ratings

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33%

Tomatometer

15 Reviews

20%

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5,000+ Ratings

Sadie (Lucy Liu), a reporter, investigates an underground cult in Los Angeles which seems to be responsible for a series of grisly murders. While trying to discover the cult's secrets, she becomes a victim herself. Sadie awakes in the morgue with an insatiable craving for blood and revenge, so she joins forces with a grieving detective (Michael Chiklis) to destroy the undead creatures once and for all.

Kamal Al-Solaylee

Globe and Mail

Jun 1, 2007

2.5/4

[Director] Gutierrez sustains a heightened mood of sex and violence that, without breaking new ground, entertains in the way Gothic flicks do: a combination of cheap thrills and a good old-fashioned crusade against evil.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Jun 1, 2007

2.5/4

You can thank a capable cast led by the estimable Lucy Liu, and work by writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez that succeeds in making the formulaic seem fresh.

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Carlos Marañón

Cinemanía (Spain)

Nov 4, 2020

1.5/5

Mediocrity. [Full review in Spanish]

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Urban Cinefile Critics

Urban Cinefile

Apr 18, 2008

Lucy Liu is always welcome on my screen, an actress who marries intelligence with feminine mystique, bundled with a dry wit and the ability to make action roles credible.

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Oct 22, 2007

1/5

Torturous vampire bloodbath is a waste for all.

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Oct 19, 2007

3/10

A tedious Blade rip-off. No suspense or scares, but lots of boredom.

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Harry S

Jan 2, 2018

Lucy Liu is out for revenge in the vampire horror film Rise: Blood Hunter. When investigative reporter Sadie Blake stumbles upon a clan of vampires they brutally kill her, but she comes back as a vampire and is intent on destroying them; meanwhile a cop desperately searches for the fiend that murdered his daughter, unaware that it's the same vampire clan that Sadie's hunting. Liu gives a fairly good performance and is backed by a solid supporting cast that includes Michael Chiklis and Carla Gugino. Additionally, the film doesn't hold back on the gore and violence of the vampire attacks. But the storytelling is rather weak and doesn't do a lot of character and plot development. Yet while it's a little thin, Rise: Blood Hunter is a frightening and gritty revenge tale.

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Synopsis

Sadie (Lucy Liu), a reporter, investigates an underground cult in Los Angeles which seems to be responsible for a series of grisly murders. While trying to discover the cult's secrets, she becomes a victim herself. Sadie awakes in the morgue with an insatiable craving for blood and revenge, so she joins forces with a grieving detective (Michael Chiklis) to destroy the undead creatures once and for all.

Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
Producer: Greg Shapiro
Screenwriter: Sebastian Gutierrez
Distributor: Destination Films, Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co: Ghost House Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Nudity|Sexuality|Strong Horror Violence/Gore)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 1, 2007, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 37m

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