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Christian Blake

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
94
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Christian Blake (2008)
Thriller

Dark violent, psychological thriller, about a sociopath's unrequited love with his best friend and the resulting tragedy re-awakened years later by a misguided journalist.Dark violent, psychological thriller, about a sociopath's unrequited love with his best friend and the resulting tragedy re-awakened years later by a misguided journalist.Dark violent, psychological thriller, about a sociopath's unrequited love with his best friend and the resulting tragedy re-awakened years later by a misguided journalist.

  • Director
    • Eoin Macken
  • Writer
    • Eoin Macken
  • Stars
    • Eoin Macken
    • Brian Fortune
    • Emmett J Scanlan
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    94
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    • Director
      • Eoin Macken
    • Writer
      • Eoin Macken
    • Stars
      • Eoin Macken
      • Brian Fortune
      • Emmett J Scanlan
    • 4User reviews
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    Eoin Macken
    Eoin Macken
    • Christian Blake
    Brian Fortune
    Brian Fortune
    • Dr. Patrick Rush
    Emmett J Scanlan
    Emmett J Scanlan
    • Floyd
    Christina Hughes
    • Lucy Robertson
    Maura Duffy
    • Sandra Robertson
    Donal Patterson
    • Steve Lunch
    Frank Macken
    • Superior Guard
    Cathal Sheehan
    • Damian
    Michael Yare
    Michael Yare
    • Claude
    • (as Yare Jegbefume)
    Carl Shaaban
    Carl Shaaban
    • Kane
    J.G. Murphy
    • James
    Rudy Kennedy
    • Insp Carson
    Patrick Moynan
    • Carl
    Elaine Reddy
    • Miss Buckley
    Fiona Ryan
    Fiona Ryan
    • Waitress
    Amber Jean Rowan
    • Girl in Toilet
    • (as Amber Rowan)
    Freya Macken
    • Freya - Classroom
    Niamh Macken
    • School Girl
    • Director
      • Eoin Macken
    • Writer
      • Eoin Macken
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    1movieman_kev

    Worst thing to happen in Ireland since the potato famine of 1845-52)

    Under the care of a suspicious doctor, Christian Blake (writer/director Eoin Macken), confined in a mental institution has to deal with the repercussions of his actions taken with his ex-best friend Steve whom he feels betrayed him. We also learn more of the story within flashbacks.

    This low budget film started off badly and just rapidly degenerated right before me eyes. The first part of the film is bad but passable (barely) but once the film comes back from the flashback it's mind-blowingly awful. Macken's poor POOR mans' Hannibal Lecter-esquire Christian, illogical plot, & horrid direction all combine into a putrid concoction that is hard to sit through. But truth be told, I'm more saddened that I wasted my Netflix que on this turkey than anything else.

    my grade: F

    DVD Extras: Music video; photo gallery; Contact details (so send all blame that way); & a trailer for the film
    3celticeilidh

    Dreadful

    There isn't much good to be said about this film, it's bloody awful. Poorly written, poorly directed with amateurish acting. None of the actors seem well trained in their craft, then again they really don't have much to work with; due to severely under-lit gloomy settings three of the male characters resemble each other and I wasn't sure whether they were cops, bad guys or prison attendants. Time shifts in the story make it really hard to follow with uneventful, lame flashbacks. Unnecessary colour filters over key scenes are annoying & one can only presume that they were added to hide production errors or in an attempt to add some much needed tension. The 'action' scenes consist of attendants from the prison/dungeon running around swearing, and the 'payoffs' are excruciatingly inept. Really, don't bother.
    1aqos-1

    Rubbush

    I watched this movie because it sounded promising and needed 5 votes. I hope it never gets the 5 votes because I hope no one else wastes their time on it. I was ready to stop watching it within the first 10 minutes, but I stuck through to the end, which was very predictable, so I could write an honest review. There is nothing about this moving that makes it worth watching. The acting is poor, the story is poor, the scene lighting is poor, and the believability of Christians actions as a whole is poor. I did not see the need for him to be sexually harassed by the very people that were supposed to help him because he had a fondness for his best friend. Probably the only friend he ever had. Love for someone of the same gender does not make you homosexual, nor should it invite homosexual advances from seemingly heterosexual people. Scene to scene it is not cohesive. The way they chose to light the "murder" scenes did not add to the action that was supposed to be going on. In the end, the reasoning for the most active part of the movie falls apart because Christian doing what he did would not have made sense if he was doing it to right something he would have been responsible for. The end was absolutely laughable and as I said predictable. There were so many things, such as initial setting that should have better explained at the beginning. I truly hope this review does not peak anyones curiosity enough to make them watch this movie because it truly was one of the lousiest movies I have ever had the displeasure to sit through.

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    • Release date
      • May 3, 2008 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • Ireland
    • Official site
      • Galway Film Fleadh
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Blank Canvas Pictures
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      • €7,500 (estimated)
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      1 hour 28 minutes
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