Cold Blood (film)
| Cold Blood | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Frédéric Petitjean |
| Written by | Frédéric Petitjean |
| Produced by | Olias Barco Corinne Benichou Oleg German Florence Moos |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Thierry Arbogast |
| Edited by | Viktor Onysko |
| Music by | Xavier Berthelot |
Production company | Screen Media Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.7 Million[1] |
| Box office | $1 Million[2] |
Cold Blood, also known as Cold Blood Legacy, is a 2019 action thriller film written and directed by Frédéric Petitjean and starring Jean Reno, Sarah Lind, Joe Anderson and Samantha Bond. It was released on 15 May 2019.[3]
Plot
When a retired killer finds a critically injured girl near his isolated lakeside home, he risks either blowing his cover to help the girl or leaving her to die.
Cast
- Jean Reno as Henry[4]
- Sarah Lind as Charlie
- Joe Anderson as Kappa
- David Gyasi as Malcolm
- Ihor Ciszkewycz as Davies
- François Guétary as Brigleur
- Samantha Bond as Mrs Kessler
- Jean-Luc Olivier as Mr Kessler
- Larisa Rusnak as Katy
Reception
The film received generally negative reviews. Variety called Cold Blood "instantly forgettable",[5] The Observer named it a "boring thriller"[6] while The Hollywood Reporter said that despite the film featuring a "a breathtaking snow-covered setting" and being "well shot", the "result is a film that’s as nonsensical as it is blandly put together".[7]
References
- ^ "Cold Blood (2019) Review: A Disjointed Yet Oddly Entertaining Thriller". Ready Steady Cut. FireCask. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Cold Blood (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Cold Blood". Screen Media Films.
- ^ Tom Percival (2 September 2019). "UNILAD Chats To Legendary Actor Jean Reno About His New Film Cold Blood Legacy". Unilad. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Mark Keizer (2 July 2019). "Film Review: 'Cold Blood'". Variety.
- ^ Rex Reed (7 August 2019). "Jean Reno's 'Cold Blood' Won't Raise Your Temperature, Even in Sub-Zero Weather". The Observer.
- ^ Jordan Mintzer (22 May 2019). "'Cold Blood Legacy': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links
- Cold Blood at IMDb
