Bloody Mallory (2002)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Julien Magnat

Writers:

Stéphane Kazandjian (writer)
Julien Magnat (writer)

Release Date:

17 July 2002 (France)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Evil has a new enemy.

Plot:

Heroines Mallory, Vena Cava and Talking Tina fight the fallen angel Abaddon and his accomplices vampire Lady Valentine and succubus Morphine. |

Plot Keywords:

Succubus | Vampire | Vatican | Mute | Young Girl

Cast

Olivia Bonamy	...	Mallory
Adrià Collado	...	Père Carras
Jeffrey Ribier	...	Vena Cava
Laurent Spielvogel	...	Le pape
Valentina Vargas	...	Lady Valentine
Julien Boisselier	...	Le mari
Thylda Barès	...	Talking Tina
Ludovic Berthillot	...	Le molosse
Thierry Perkins-Lyautey	...	Inspecteur Durand
Sophie Tellier	...	Morphine
María Jurado	...	L'infermiere
Dominique Frot	...	Prisonnière nue
Olivier Hémon	...	Chef de brigade
Philippe Visconti	...	Garde du corps
Justine Pouvreau	...	La jeune nonne

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

France | Spain

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | France:-12 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Germany:16 | Spain:13 | Italy:VM14

Company:

Alquimia Cinema

Movie Connections:

References "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

S10 Reviews: Bloody Mallory (2002)

This French action / fantasy / horror hybrid features a super-team of crazy characters including 'Talking Tina', a mute 9-year-old telepath with the ability to inhabit and control other people. 'Vena Cava', the team's drag queen with the attitude to match and their fearless leader 'Mallory', a nasty tempered vixen who kicks demon cheeks. The team is summoned into action when the newly appointed pope is kidnapped by a succubus with an age-old grudge against man. Mallory and her misfits have 24 hours to get back the pope before the press gets the scoop and the world is damned.

'Bloody Mallory' is a cheeky film that owes a lot to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and a little bit to 'Resident Evil'. Visually "Mallory' is quite snappy. It has a nappy and at times colorful look to it that compliments the nutty humor and over cheekiness. The acting is as tongue-in-cheek as you'd think of when dealing with a predominantly action / fantasy like this. The screenplay isn't original by any stretch of the imagination but it moves quickly and the humor keeps you snickering.

If you like 'Buffy' and / or 'Resident Evil' then you'll probably enjoy 'Bloody Mallory'.