Vampires On A Plane? Not quite, but the high concept premise in this German/international thriller has an odd mother and her son boarding a transatlantic plane to get treatment for her 'condition', only for hijacking terrorists to create mayhem which leads to her true nature coming into play to fight for survival. Falling somewhere between wanting to be a serious action epic and campy parody and yet failing to be really successful on either terms, the film does contain one bizarre performance that shows no restraint at all and constantly undermines all else on screen. By turns dour and daft, a rather dull first half-hour does lead to some decent action set pieces once the true story gets going and a fairly lively final act, with some ambitious effects work that looks good, Blood Red Sky frustratingly lacks a cohesive identity.
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