Dark Blood (1993)
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81% of users liked it
(425 ratings)
Dealing with nuclear testing and its long-lasting, deadly effects, the movie portrays Boy, a widower living on a nuclear testing site. Living as a hermit, he waits for the end of the world carving little wooden dolls that he believes have magical powers. The other two characters in the movie are a… More Dealing with nuclear testing and its long-lasting, deadly effects, the movie portrays Boy, a widower living on a nuclear testing site. Living as a hermit, he waits for the end of the world carving little wooden dolls that he believes have magical powers. The other two characters in the movie are a husband and wife played by Jonathan Prycs and Judy Davis. While travelling across the Arizona desert, their car breaks down and they are rescued by the Boy. The "Dark Blood" of the title is the Boy's dark side...
- Directed By
- George Sluizer
- Written By
- Jim Barton
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 3, 1993 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Scott Foundas, Village Voice
Dark Blood quickly announces itself as pure folly -- a movie that, had it made it to theaters two decades ago, would be long forgotten by now, save for the occasional late-night airing in the basic-cable badlands.
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Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter
Left unfinished when River Phoenix died of drug-related causes in the middle of shooting, this terrifically played and superbly photographed three-hander reveals to what extent the 23-year-old star was an intense and unpredictable talent.
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Boyd van Hoeij, Variety
Phoenix exerts a suitably charismatic and commanding air in his final role, making Boy a complex, fully mature character.
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Geoffrey Macnab, Guardian [UK]
Phoenix's performance is as fragmentary and uneven as the film itself but has an energy about it that reminds us of why he seemed such a distinctive screen presence before his untimely death.
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