Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- grim
- taut
- paranoid
- action movie night
- martial arts marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a grim, formulaic and underwritten action vehicle whose taut mystery, scenery and Gina Carano's physical charisma could not overcome its weak script and acting limitations.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ava loses contact with Derek after his accident and pursues the missing ambulance and clinic trail through Caribe while police assistance proves inadequate.
Ava's abusive father Casey trained her in martial arts and fighting, skills she uses against Big Biz's minions and the conspiracy surrounding Derek.
Ava and Derek's romantic Caribbean honeymoon rapidly becomes a criminal mystery after Derek disappears following a zip-line accident.
The story places an American couple in Caribe, where local criminal power and institutional uncertainty leave Ava isolated after Derek vanishes.
Films like In the Blood, and why
Haywire
female-led action thriller driven by a missing loved one and physical combat
Taken
international kidnapping mystery with a determined protagonist pursuing a vanished family member
The Tourist
vacation-turned-dangerous conspiracy thriller in an unfamiliar foreign setting
Colombiana
formulaic but tense action mystery centered on a woman confronting criminal networks abroad
Movie Details
- Director
- John Stockwell
- Release Date
- 2014-04-04
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (391)
Cast
- Gina Carano
- Cam Gigandet
- Luis Guzmán
- Stephen Lang
- Treat Williams
- Ismael Cruz Cordova
- Amaury Nolasco
- Danny Trejo
- Yvette Yates Redick
- Eloise Mumford
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is In the Blood about?
- A physically formidable newlywed turns a Caribbean honeymoon into a one-woman hunt through crime and conspiracy when her husband disappears.
- What is In the Blood like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of In the Blood as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is In the Blood violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in In the Blood as brutal.
- What did critics think of In the Blood?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a grim, formulaic and underwritten action vehicle whose taut mystery, scenery and Gina Carano's physical charisma could not overcome its weak script and acting limitations.
- Which films are like In the Blood?
- Films with a similar feel include Haywire, Taken, The Tourist, and Colombiana.
- How long is In the Blood?
- In the Blood runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch In the Blood?
- In United States, In the Blood streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
