Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- visceral
- propulsive
- halloween horror marathon
- late night scare session
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be an effective, unpretentious and gory retro slasher whose 3D effects provide visceral thrills despite a creaky script and wooden performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Harmony mine supplies the film's central setting, killer costume, weapons, confined spaces, and accident history.
The production foregrounds 3D technology with flying pickaxes, weapons, body parts, and graphic kill imagery.
Critics describe the film as an unabashedly retro work built around early-1980s slasher clichés and conventions.
Tom is accused by Axel and other locals while accusations also turn toward Axel after Harry Warden apparently returns.
Films like My Bloody Valentine, and why
Friday the 13th
shared slasher structure, masked killer, small-town setting, and graphic practical gore
Black Christmas
shared holiday-themed serial-killer premise, retro slasher conventions, and heightened violence
The Collector
shared mining-town atmosphere, revenge-driven killer, and industrial gore
House of Wax
shared remake-era slasher energy, suspicious survivors, and brutal set pieces
Movie Details
- Director
- Patrick Lussier
- Release Date
- 2009-01-16
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (1359)
Cast
- Jensen Ackles
- Jaime King
- Kerr Smith
- Betsy Rue
- Edi Gathegi
- Tom Atkins
- Kevin Tighe
- Megan Boone
- Karen Baum
- Joy de la Paz
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- 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 My Bloody Valentine about?
- A mine heir returns to a haunted Pennsylvania town where a gas-masked pickaxe killer revives a Valentine’s Day massacre.
- What is My Bloody Valentine like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of My Bloody Valentine as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is My Bloody Valentine violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in My Bloody Valentine as graphic.
- What did critics think of My Bloody Valentine?
- Critics broadly found the film to be an effective, unpretentious and gory retro slasher whose 3D effects provide visceral thrills despite a creaky script and wooden performances.
- Which films are like My Bloody Valentine?
- Films with a similar feel include Friday the 13th, Black Christmas, The Collector, and House of Wax.
- How long is My Bloody Valentine?
- My Bloody Valentine runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch My Bloody Valentine?
- In United States, My Bloody Valentine streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
