2020·Horror·1h 33m
7.0
★
Near the end of World War II, the survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship cling to life aboard a crowded lifeboat. With no food, water, or shelter, all seems lost – until an eerily silent German minesweeper drifts ominously towards them, giving them one last chance at survival. As our motley crew explores the ship, it becomes all too clear that some diabolical fate has befallen its German crew. The mystery only deepens when they encounter a young Romanian girl, apparently the sole survivor, who leads them to a locked room in the bowels of the vessel.
Directed by Justin Dix
vampire
world war ii
shipwreck survivors
haunted ship
fight for survival
vampire horror
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Cast
Nathan Phillips
Nathan Sinclair
Alyssa Sutherland
Jane Prescott
Robert Taylor
Captain Malone
Christopher Kirby
Lydell Jackson
Alex Cooke
Alexander Teplov
Vivienne Perry
The Matriarch
Troy Larkin
The Patriarch / Medic / Sinclair Double
Jacinta Stapleton
Shelly
Dave Hughes
English Sailor
Luke Manning
German Soldier
Crew
Justin Dix
Director
Justin Dix
Writer
Justin Dix
Producer
Nathan Phillips
Producer
Hayden Stewart
Stunt Double
Isaac Bernauer
Stunts
Michael M. Foster
Stunts
David Gannon
Production Assistant
Alison Fowler
Costumer
Justin Dix
Creative Director
Judd Wild
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
20 reviews
Gareth Morgan
4.0★ · 10/21/24
I wanted this to be another Dead Snow or Iron Sky, but it wanted to be something a bit more serious and as I was geared up for a fun slaying of dead nazis I just didn’t engage with it’s smarter approach to being a B-movie.
Maybe if you go in with this in mind, you’ll have a good time with it.
Maybe if you go in with this in mind, you’ll have a good time with it.
I wanted this to be another Dead Snow or Iron Sky, but it wanted to be something a bit more serious and as I was geared up for a fun slaying of dead nazis I just didn’t engage with it’s smarter approach to being a B-movie.
Maybe if you go in with this in mind, you’ll have a good time with it.
Maybe if you go in with this in mind, you’ll have a good time with it.
Dec Sherry
5.0★ · 07/29/23
Premise was good but poorly executed and when it finally hit it’s stride it was already winding down to the end.
Some bizarre post production choices too and unsure why the rating was so high for a rather tame movie.
Some bizarre post production choices too and unsure why the rating was so high for a rather tame movie.
Premise was good but poorly executed and when it finally hit it’s stride it was already winding down to the end.
Some bizarre post production choices too and unsure why the rating was so high for a rather tame movie.
Some bizarre post production choices too and unsure why the rating was so high for a rather tame movie.
The
7.0★ · 05/07/23
Throw The Thing, Alien, and Dracula into a blender. There are faults - namely with the actors doing bad accents - but it's otherwise a fucking great little slice of cheese. Regret I didn't watch it sooner.
Throw The Thing, Alien, and Dracula into a blender. There are faults - namely with the actors doing bad accents - but it's otherwise a fucking great little slice of cheese. Regret I didn't watch it sooner.
Ethan Hagee
6.6★ · 03/25/23
Man this movie is so so close to being great. It’s good but it languishes too long in its first two acts making it almost 50 minutes before we see any vampire action in this 90 minute movie. It’s a shame because the strigo they’ve created here are terrifying in both design and power. The costuming and effects here are top notch for its budget, there are some great performances and genuinely terrifying moments. Just wish the pacing was better.
Man this movie is so so close to being great. It’s good but it languishes too long in its first two acts making it almost 50 minutes before we see any vampire action in this 90 minute movie. It’s a shame because the strigo they’ve created here are terrifying in both design and power. The costuming and effects here are top notch for its budget, there are some great performances and genuinely terrifying moments. Just wish the pacing was better.
SWITCH.
4.0★ · 07/29/20
Subverting a cliché-heavy genre template requires a tricky balancing act: the setup needs to look conventional, but if it's too conventional, the audience may fall asleep before the twist kicks in. Despite some decent (if familiar) work from the makeup, prosthetics, and special effects teams, the slack pacing and lack of any real innovation in 'Blood Vessel' means the end result is disappointingly lifeless.
Cool title, though.
- Jake Watt
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https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-blood-vessel-dissapointingly-anaemic
Cool title, though.
- Jake Watt
Read Jake's full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-blood-vessel-dissapointingly-anaemic
Subverting a cliché-heavy genre template requires a tricky balancing act: the setup needs to look conventional, but if it's too conventional, the audience may fall asleep before the twist kicks in. Despite some decent (if familiar) work from the makeup, prosthetics, and special effects teams, the slack pacing and lack of any real innovation in 'Blood Vessel' means the end result is disappointingly lifeless.
Cool title, though.
- Jake Watt
Read Jake's full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-blood-vessel-dissapointingly-anaemic
Cool title, though.
- Jake Watt
Read Jake's full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-blood-vessel-dissapointingly-anaemic