Blood Orange (2016) Movie Review

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Blood Orange – Movie Review

Director: Toby Tobias

Writer: Toby Tobias (Screenplay)

Starring: Kacey Clarke, Iggy Pop, Antonio Magro, Ben Lamb

Plot: Blood Orange stars Iggy Pop as Bill, an aging rock star living with his beautiful and promiscuous young wife Isabelle (Kacey Barnfield). Into their peculiar paradise comes a dangerous ex-lover (Ben Lamb) hell bent on revenge.

Runtime: 1 Hour 25 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Blood Orange starts as an aging rock star Bill (Pop) living with his beautiful promiscuous wife Isabelle (Clarke) in a paradise location, where Isabelle is having an affair with the pool boy David (Magro), while her ex-lover Lucas (Lamb) arrives trying to win her back, wanting the money he believes is his from her marriage to his father.

As the weekend spirals out of control, we see just how out of control the situation gets, when love takes controls with Isabelle always being in control.

Thoughts on Blood Orange

Blood Orange is a small cast thriller, showing how one woman is looking to control the men in her life. It is playing them into a position where she will get something from all of them, be it money, sex or lust. This is a thriller that doesn’t seem to get going in the ways it would like to. As most of what is happening doesn’t lead to the bigger picture going on.

The performances are mixed, as Karen Clarke does commit to this role. While Iggy Pop doesn’t convince in the aging rocker role. The location will give us the feeling of paradise within the film, showing just how far away from the world the couple find themselves. This is a largely forgettable thriller that never gets to hit the heights it wants to.

Final Thoughts – Blood Orange is a forgettable thriller.