Blood Star – Movie Review
Director: Lawrence Jacomelli
Writer: Lawrence Jacombelli, George Kelly, Victoria Hinks Taylor (Screenplay)
Cast
- Britni Camacho (Evil Tapes)
- John Schwab (Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom)
- Sydney Brumfield
- Travis Lincoln Cox
- Felix Merback
Plot: A young Latina petty thief driving through New Mexico finds herself the target of a psychopathic, small town sheriff who views his badge as a license to prey on vulnerable young women. She must use all of her street-smarts to survive.
Runtime: 1 Hour 37 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Blood Star starts when Bobbie (Camacho) is traveling across New Mexico back to her abusive boyfriend. She runs Sheriff Bilstein (Schwab) who offers her a calming presence. However, he has a much more sinister reason for meeting Bobbie. He starts hunting her down across the desert environment.
Bobbie must stay ahead of the hunter who has been playing twisted games. She must use her smarts to escape his psychotic ways before becoming his latest victim.
Verdict on Blood Star
Blood Star is an action thriller following a woman traveling across New Mexico who gets hunted by a psychotic Sheriff. He starts playing games and toying with her, as she starts using her street smarts to stay alive.
This movie brings a mix of ‘The Hitcher’ with the psychotic stalker being the local Sheriff. It adds a new layer to the story of a victim fighting to survive, as they have even fewer people to turn to. However, it does seem to forget some of its own rules with certain things which happen. Away from the core cat-n-mouse side of the story, we get a bigger battle Bobbie faces about her future decisions. This is a nice little thriller, even if the overall idea seems a lot more farfetched than it should be.
Where to Watch
Blood Star will have its UK Premiere at Grimmfest on 6th October and will be available on Digital Download from 7th October
Final Thoughts –Blood Star is a brutal thriller.