Blood And Chocolate (DVD)

A werewolf movie in need of a little more bite, 'Blood & Chocolate' opens with a promising prologue. One night during a snowstorm, nine year-old Vivian is the sole survivor after her family are massacred by a group of hunters. She moves from America to Romania where she lives with her aunt Astrid. Here Gabriel is the leader of the wolf-pack and one time partner of Astrid; Vivian grows up with their son, Rafe, and his four friends ~

Cut to present day Bucharest, Romania, and Gabriel has chosen Vivian as his new mate; according to the law of the pack he must choose a new bride every seven years, a female loup garou. Vivian is not overwhelmed at being chosen and during the course of the movie meets - and falls in love with - a mysterious stranger ~

Enter Aiden, a quiet and waif-like comic book artist who is - no surprise - drawing a graphic novel about werewolves. The two meet in an abandoned church and are immediately smitten with one-another. Vivian, however, neglects to inform Aiden that she is a shape-shifter and that she has been chosen to become the partner of Alpha Male, Gabriel ~

They lose contact and Aiden finally tracks her down at the chocolate shop where she works. Persistance being one of his prominent characteristics, Vivian eventually agrees to meet him one night, but their every move is tracked by Rafe and his four wolf-friends ~

Things start to turn sour here, the pack having kept their secret hidden from the world for fear of being persecuted. Once their secret becomes known they are forced out of hiding, hunted down and killed, as Vivian discovered as a child ~

Although anonymity is the key to their survival, Vivian longs for a normal relationship with Aiden. Gabriel is told by the Five about the couple's secret affair and pressures Aiden to either leave Bucharest or be killed. Ironically his prejudice towards Aiden is the very same that he has suffered and despised his entire life ~

The hunt begins here, Vivian and Aiden refusing to be separated. The pack become increasingly threatened and diminish in numbers as Aiden discovers the secret to their weakness, silver; the film ends in a battle between the two lovers and the Pack.

There are interesting aspects to this film, especially the time taken to explore myth and legend. It is still not clear as to whether the Pack are lycanthropes or shape-shifters, no mention having been made of werewolves per se throughout the picture. The fact that they transform themselves into wolves proper instead of lycanthropes suggests that the writer had shape-shifters [or transformers] in mind. The pack indeed inherited their powers rather than being bitten, a natural process called transmogrification.

Myth and legend aside, the film suffers from poor acting performances by most of the cast, Hugh Dancy [Aiden] being the only actor here to convey any real talent. The dialogue is cliche-ridden to the point of being annoying, and the overall plot is tired and well-used. The shape-changing effects are nothing special either [the Pack transform themselves into wolves in mid-jump, with no pulsating limbs or razor-sharp fangs] although this may not be linked with the film's budget, but more the idea of the Pack themselves being shape-shifters.

One redeeming quality is the [few] gothic pieces, especially the opening - or prologue - that promised more than the producers of Underworld could eventually deliver.

Matthew J Lee-Williams, Review.

it was corn, predictable, terrible effects, waste of time.... trying too hard with no budget!! sold straight away, could barely watch the whole thing!!

Fair special effects, fair cast but this is a rather listless story, with dull and uninteresting characters. Next time I have insomnia I'll watch this.

BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE......DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BUY/WATCH - SHOULD HAVE WARNING.


This has got to be one of the worse films I have watched in a long time...... The story is rubbish, the acting is rubbish, film - well, lets just say that I never watched the ending.

If you want to keep your sanity......DO NOT BUY/WATCH

TRUST ME......IT IS RUBBISH

(ITS GOING IN THE BIN, DONT TELL ANYONE IVE WATCHED IT) DREADFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

This film is about a girl who is destined to marry the leader of the Werewolves, who work in a chocolate shop. The girl however falls in love with a human. This is a good film and worth a watch but not fantastic.