As a young girl living in the remote mountains of Colorado, Vivian (Bruckner) watched helplessly as her family was murdered by a pack of angry men for the secret they carried in their blood. Vivian survived the attack by r... more »unning into the woods and changing into a wolf. Ten years later, Vivian is living a relatively safe and normal life in Bucharest, Romania. Vivian spends her days working in a chocolate shop and nights trawling the city?s underground clubs, fending off the reckless antics of her cousin Rafe, and his gang of delinquents he refers to as "The Five." Vivian?s life begins to unravel when she has a chance encounter with Aiden (Dancy), an artist researching Bucharest? ancient art and relics for his next graphic novel. Aiden pursues Vivian until she relents and begins to see him, but she can?t bring herself to tell him the truth - and lives in fear of showing him who she really is. Even though Vivian has sworn never to kill, she is as much an animal as she is human, and her love for Aiden threatens to cast him to the very wolves who saved her life and who are waiting for their chance to hunt him as prey. Stills from Blood & Chocolate (click for larger image)
Callie K. (ballofglitter) from GRAND ISLAND, NE Reviewed on 8/6/2014...
This movie was actually really good. I loved the story, action and cute love story :-)
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Emily C. (emilyrc86) from HERTFORD, NC Reviewed on 3/10/2011...
If you haven't seen the movie or read the book, I suggest reading the book first. I liked both, but the movie and book are almost completely different.
1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Lynn H. from ABILENE, TX Reviewed on 9/29/2010...
It's a decent movie that should be seen at least once. The book is probably better though.
1 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Michele M. from FORT MILL, SC Reviewed on 3/26/2010...
The action and the story is good with the love triangle with two shape shifters and a human though the ending is different than the ending in the book.
1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
JP S. from RICHARDSON, TX Reviewed on 11/15/2008...
Well told story of teenage love and competing loyalties between self and family. Action is well done and not overly gory. There is sexuality, but no nudity or inappropriate scenes. Good love/action/fantasy movie for young teens to adult.
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Movie Reviews
A suprisingly original werewolf movie!
John Lindsey | Socorro, New Mexico USA. | 06/18/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
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Teenage girl Vivian Gandillon (Agnes Bruckner) is a Romanian-American who's biggest secret is that she is a werewolf that belongs to a special race of werewolves who transform into full ledge wolves at anytime instead of the full moon as they are the possible source to the werewolf legends. She lost her parents years ago in Colorodo as she now lives in a Romanian city to work at her Aunt Astrid (Katja Riemann) at a local chocolate store. However, she falls in love with a visiting American man named Aiden (Hugh Dancy) who's a graphic novelist that falls for her yet doesn't realize her secret until murders start happening as the leader of the wolf race known as Gabriel (Olivier Martinez) with son Rafe (Bryan Dick) are on the verge to kill him so he doesn't reveal their secret yet Vivian must try to protect Aiden.
A lush, well made and original take on the werewolf lore! this supernatural horror-fantasy romance film is based on the popular cult novel by Annette Curtis Klause which i've never read but will soon. I love how the werewolves in this movie are actual animals than just the plain half-human half-wolf beasts you see in other movies or change during full moon, this one owes more to "The Howling" where the werewolves turn at anytime. The acting isn't bad at all although Bryan Dick as Rafe was a little over the top, but i do appreciate that this is a well made lycanthropic love story despite weak characterizations that should have cult potential.
This Blu-Ray shows off very nice picture in highest crystal quality and even wonderful sound. The extras are little such as deleted scenes and featurettes.
Also recommended: "Cat People (1942 and 1982)", "The Howling", "The Company of Wolves", "Wolf", "Skinwalkers", "Twilight Saga", "Vamp", "Wolfen", "Fright Night 1 & 2", "The Wolf Man (1941 and 2010)", "An American Werewolf in London", "Silver Bullet", "Horror of Dracula", "Sleepwalkers", "Frankenstein meets The Wolf-Man", "House of Frankenstein", "Teen Wolf", "Ladyhawke", "Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban", "The Beast Must Die", "Bad Moon", "Trick R Treat", "She-Wolf of London", "Underworld Trilogy", "Near Dark", "The Lost Boys", "Cemetery Man", "Big Fish", "The Monster Squad", "Dog Soldiers", "Brotherhood of the Wolf", "Ginger Snaps Trilogy" and "Cursed".
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Blood & Chocolate
James L. Davis | Rawlings, MD | 03/12/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Great visual effects! If you like the Twilight Saga, then this movie is the same type for you."
Great Movie!
Carolyn Laws Faktor | AL | 03/14/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"My daughter really wanted this movie for her psp and I found it here for a good price. I recieved it within the week and she was watching it the night it came. It has a great plot and is scary to a degree but mostly a love story. It has a good plot and would recommend it to anyone."
It's not all bad
Izabela Jeremus | Connecticut | 04/25/2010
(3 out of 5 stars)
"If you haven't read the book, the movie is worth seeing. I hadn't read the book for many years when this movie came out, so I figured it was worth a shot to watch it. The movie is cute, but ultimately, if you've read the book, you'll be highly disappointed. The story is mostly rewritten and the ending is completely different, which really spoils the message the book was trying to get through about the main character finding that what she needs having been right there all along. Watch is as a new story; don't compare it to the book."
AMERICA'S CRITIC
David R. Lingard | memphis tn | 06/05/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"BLOOD AND CHOCALATE WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY NEAT,, ITS ENTERTAINING ISNT THAT WHAT YOU WANT FROM A MOVIE,, LOVED THAT THEY TURNED INTO REAL WOLVES THAT WAS COOL,, I OWN THIS MOVIE AND IT IS WORTHY OF BEING PART OF YOUR MOVIE COLLECTION."