Here for Blood (2022)

Here for Blood (2022). 2h

“In need of some extra money, a down-on-his-luck wrestler agrees to babysit his girlfriendsu0026#39; younger sister for the night while she studies for an upcoming exam, but when a deadly cult descends upon the house looking for blood he must put his fighting skills to the test to save everyone he cares for.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThereu0026#39;s quite a lot to like with this feature. Among the brighter spots here is the filmu0026#39;s wildly imaginative setup that provides this with a great opportunity for fun throughout. The main concept of him getting dragged into the babysitting gig is quite fun, making quite heavy use of the concept of him being a male trying to go through the act of babysitting a young girl. This gets brought up throughout the course of the film as his muscle-headed style and good-natured sense of duty conflicts with their more natural sense that try to explain whatu0026#39;s going on as the situation spirals out of control involving the purpose behind the cultu0026#39;s appearance at the house and what theyu0026#39;re actually doing there. Itu0026#39;s all given a great comedic bent with the reactions, one-liners, and over-the-top nature of everything which all sets the film in motion rather well. This setup provides the kind of baseline starting point where the fun of the home invasion produces no shortage of high-energy confrontations. With that comedic bent still in full effect, the confrontations here with the initial members of the cult trying to sneak inside and take her without conflict but get interrupted by the wrestler putting his moves to the test in defending her. This continues with the added bodies being added to the fray as his friends arrive looking to end the night there and get drawn into the mix and then the parents that bring about all kinds of fun here with the series of twists they bring about which not only generates a slew of highly effective gore scenes for the numerous kills but also keeps the film going along as such a frenetic clip that it comes together incredibly well for a lot to like. There isnu0026#39;t much to dislike here but it does have some minor drawbacks. The main factor against the film is that it tends to introduce a few too many elements than it needs to for the type of story this is trying to be. The whole idea of the cult trying to gain immortality through the sacrifice is fine enough, but to constantly try to bring about the importance of the situation with a wise-cracking hero featuring supernatural healing powers just as much as the supernatural regeneration powers of the cult that tends to feel somewhat unnecessary. As well, with the filmu0026#39;s heavy focus on the comedic touches not just in the reactions and quips being offered, some of them come off as being scripted rather than being genuine in-the-moment comments so the lessened tension isnu0026#39;t there at the wrong moments. These slight issues are all that keep it down.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRated Unrated/R: Extreme Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, and children-in-jeopardy.”