Cold Blood (film)

2019 film by Frédéric Petitjean

Jean Reno
Sarah Lind
Joe Anderson
Samantha Bond

CinematographyThierry ArbogastEdited byViktor OnyskoMusic byXavier Berthelot

Production
company

Screen Media Films

Distributed byUniversal Pictures

Release date

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)

Running time

93 minutesCountryFranceLanguageEnglishBudget$2.7 Million^[1]Box office$1 Million^[2]

Cold Blood, also known as Cold Blood Legacy, is a 2019 action thriller film written and directed by Frédéric Petitjean [fr] and starring Jean Reno, Sarah Lind, Joe Anderson and Samantha Bond. It was released on 15 May 2019.^[3]

Plot

When a retired killer finds a critically injured girl near his isolated lakeside home, he risks either blowing his cover to help the girl or leaving her to die.

Cast

Jean Reno as Henry^[4]
Sarah Lind as Charlie
Joe Anderson as Kappa
David Gyasi as Malcolm
Ihor Ciszkewycz as Davies
François Guétary as Brigleur
Samantha Bond as Mrs Kessler
Jean-Luc Olivier as Mr Kessler
Larisa Rusnak as Katy

Reception

The film received generally negative reviews. Variety called Cold Blood "instantly forgettable",^[5] The Observer named it a "boring thriller"^[6] while The Hollywood Reporter said that despite the film featuring a "a breathtaking snow-covered setting" and being "well shot", the "result is a film that’s as nonsensical as it is blandly put together".^[7]

References

^ "Cold Blood (2019) Review: A Disjointed Yet Oddly Entertaining Thriller". Ready Steady Cut. FireCask. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
^ "Cold Blood (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
^ "Cold Blood". Screen Media Films.
^ Tom Percival (2 September 2019). "UNILAD Chats To Legendary Actor Jean Reno About His New Film Cold Blood Legacy". Unilad. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ Mark Keizer (2 July 2019). "Film Review: 'Cold Blood'". Variety.
^ Rex Reed (7 August 2019). "Jean Reno's 'Cold Blood' Won't Raise Your Temperature, Even in Sub-Zero Weather". The Observer.
^ Jordan Mintzer (22 May 2019). "'Cold Blood Legacy': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.