Blood Money (2017 film)

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Blood Money
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Directed by Lucky McKee
Screenplay by
  • Jared Butler
  • Lars Norberg
Produced by
  • David Buelow
  • David Tish
  • Lee Nelson
Starring
CinematographyAlex Vendler
Edited byZach Passero
Music byMatt Gates
Production
companies
  • Radiant Films International
  • Hoylake
  • EMA
Distributed by Saban Films
Release date
  • October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)(United States)
Running time
89 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blood Money (originally titled Misfortune [2] ) is a 2017 American crime thriller film directed by Lucky McKee and written by Jared Butler and Lars Norberg. The film stars John Cusack, Ellar Coltrane, Willa Fitzgerald and Jacob Artist.

Contents

Blood Money was released by Saban Films in the United States on October 13, 2017.

Plot

During a weekend excursion in the woods, three friends, Victor (Ellar Coltrane), his ex-girlfriend Lynn (Willa Fitzgerald) and Jeff (Jacob Artist), who's been secretly sleeping with Lynn, discover four bags full of money. The trio discover that the bags belong to a criminal named Miller (John Cusack), who is looking for the money.

As they try to getaway, Jeff is entangled with one of the bags. With Miller pulling him in one direction, and Lynn refusing to let go of the money. As a result, Jeff dies from fatal injuries inflicted during the confrontation. Near an abandoned mill, Victor falls off the trail and Lynn has hid the money somewhere in the mill. Miller confronts Lynn when she tries to negotiate with him, saying that if he gives her some of the money, she will tell him where the rest is hidden.

Lynn distracts Miller long enough for Victor to hit him from behind with a pipe. Lynn then uses the pipe to bludgeon Miller to death. In the heat of the moment, Lynn suddenly arms herself with Miller's firearm and shoots Victor, killing him. With Lynn the only survivor, she walks out of the mill, taking the money back with her to civilization.

Cast

Release

Blood Money was released in theaters and on digital HD and video on demand by Saban Films on October 13, 2017. [3]

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 50%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 3.6/10. [4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 42 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [5]

James Berardinelli of ReelViews rated the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, saying: "Director Lucky McKee and screenwriters Jared Butler and Lars Norberg take a standard premise and tweak it sufficiently to make it interesting and, at times, even darkly humorous." [6]

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References

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  2. Justin Kroll (August 19, 2016). "'Scream' Star Willa Fitzgerald Joins John Cusack in 'Misfortune' – Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
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