"The Blood Bond" suffers from poor production values, faulty sound design, some amateurish directing, and the obvious discomfort of certain cast members with the English language. Co-star and co-director Michael Biehn has stated that the film was taken out of his hands in the post-production stage, so it's not really clear who is to blame. The story isn't much to write home about either, except maybe for the somewhat unusual fact that the "rebels" in a fictional third-world country are the bad guys. But Biehn has maintained some of his cool factor as an actor. And newcomer Phoenix Valen, though a little wooden in her acting, is graceful and powerful, with a gorgeous face and a solidly muscular body. I hope she gets more breaks in the action genre, though it doesn't look that way at present. *1/2 out of 4.
Review of The Blood Bond
