Tribeca - Rise: Blood Hunter
There was nothing too exceptional about this vampire flick, except a lot of naked Lucy Lui. It’s not a bad experience, though, and must be commended on the lack of vampiresque exposition. Most fang flicks seem to feature twenty minutes of explanation about what vampires are, their weaknesses, how to kill them, etc. There is none of that in Rise. The most explanation offered is to the crossbow quarrels that Lucy Lui is given: “They kill vampires.†They just do. It is a welcome relief. But besides that, the movie does not have much in the way of a plot. Things seem to happen, vampires die, confusion is sown, people die very bloodily. And its fun. While the movie isn’t anything exceptional. you could do a lot worse. Three out of five but I will say this. The ending sets up a sequel. I’d totally go see the sequel.