Film Review – Blood Glacier

I appreciate how the Austrian horror film, “Blood Glacier” (now there’s an ominous title), has interest is using climate change revelations to jump-start a macabre monster movie. It’s not revelatory, but a nice change of pace, placing the blame for nightmarish developments on man’s misuse of Earth. However, not much is made of the premise, which loses intensity early and often, working to blend classic creature effects with low-budget CGI events, unable to drum up much excitement with either tradition. “Blood Glacier” doesn’t have a rich imagination, and while its locations are gorgeous, nearly saving the viewing experience, the mayhem contained within is lukewarm at best. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com