- Release Date: 1997
- Runtime: 101 min
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Starring: Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Davis ... see all
- Director: Bob Rafelson
- Plot: Bob Rafelson has stated that this is the final part of an informal trilogy he started with "Five Easy Pieces" and continued with "The King Of Marvin Gardens". In the... Read more
User Reviews
Blood and Wine ** Uneven Drama
Jun 01, 2008
edwagreen - imdb.com
Jun 01, 2008edwagreen - imdb.com
Again, a stellar cast cannot help this miserable film.Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine are on a caper to steal a necklace. Nicholson seems to be in a very bad marriage with Judy Davis. Davis is the bright moment in this... Full review
Struck a cord
Apr 13, 2007
Connor LaRocque - imdb.com
Apr 13, 2007Connor LaRocque - imdb.com
I don't know what it is. Maybe it's the loss of the main character's mother, Nicholson's and Dorff's performances, the way Dorff looks out into the sunset at the end of the movie, but this one hit the love organ.... Full review
Florida noir at it's best since Huston's Key Largo; perhaps Nicholson's most underrated star turn from the 90s
Mar 10, 2007
Filmjack3 - imdb.com
Mar 10, 2007Filmjack3 - imdb.com
I'm not sure why I haven't seen Blood and Wine from start to finish up until today, but it has always been intriguing as that one Jack Nicholson movie I would see in bits and pieces on TV, with J-Lo... Full review
Very enjoyable modern film noir
Jan 10, 2004
perfectbond - imdb.com
Jan 10, 2004perfectbond - imdb.com
I thoroughly enjoyed the twists and turns of Blood & Wine's plot as I steered through it by some very interesting characters who were brought to life magnificently by a talented cast, especially Nicholson and Caine. None of the characters... Full review
Although Having a Magnificent Cast, It Is Just an Average Amoral Movie
Dec 22, 2003
Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
Dec 22, 2003Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
In Miami, Alex Gates (Jack Nicholson) is a small trader of wines, married with Suzanne (Judy Davies). He does not have a good relationship with his wife and his stepson, Jason (Stephen Dorff). Alex has a Cuban mistress, Gabriela (Jennifer... Full review
A fine vintage Jack & Caine
Feb 27, 2003
george.schmidt - imdb.com
Feb 27, 2003george.schmidt - imdb.com
BLOOD & WINE (1996) *** Jack Nicholson, Michael Caine, Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Davis, Harold Perrineau. Fine devious neo noir and serpentine twists along the way with slick wine salesman Nicholson partnering with chronic, oily Caine (gleefully enjoying his... Full review
Above average tale of deception and greed.
Jan 03, 2003
Infofreak - imdb.com
Jan 03, 2003Infofreak - imdb.com
The team of Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson made two of the strongest movies of the 1970s, 'Five Easy Pieces' and 'The King Of Marvin Gardens'. It would be unrealistic to hope that 'Blood And Wine' would be as memorable... Full review
Very Good 90s Film Noir
Sep 07, 2002
gbheron - imdb.com
Sep 07, 2002gbheron - imdb.com
Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine are so good in this movie. The temptation to chew up the scenery must have been overwhelming, but neither did. Neither grandstanded, and each played their vastly unappealing characters right down to the last detail.... Full review
Stellar cast. Brilliant film making.
Mar 02, 2001
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Mar 02, 2001- imdb.com
Jack Nicholson is typically brilliant. Judy Davis is positively compelling. Michael Caine does what he does when given a great script: exceptional work. Stephen Dorff is a great young actor, and Jennifer Lopez is stunningly beautiful, if at times out... Full review
pretty good flick
Jul 08, 1999
Robert D. Ruplenas - imdb.com
Jul 08, 1999Robert D. Ruplenas - imdb.com
This is a pretty good suspense/crime/intrigue flick about a jewelry heist gone terribly awry. The big draw here is Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine, working together, for the first time, I believe. They provide two nicely contrasted portraits in malice:... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jan 29, 2009Urban Cinefile
Blood and Wine is a great title.
Review by Andrew L. Urban: I think the most lasting impression I have of Blood and Wine is Nicholson in a yet new guise: sure, echoes of his many other characters are evident, but there is something fresh here, a great delight for at least this one of his fans.
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| Feb 21, 1997San Francisco Chronicle
New Nicholson film a letdown "Blood & Wine' directing spoils afflicted-family story
Let's just say that "Blood & Wine" is a good idea badly executed.
I AM ALWAYS disappointed when a Jack Nicholson picture is anything less than wonderful.
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Chicago Sun-Times
In a bad crime movie, people do what they do to fit the plot.
What makes the performance believable is in the details, in the way he tells his stepson to put on a shirt before leaving the house, or in the way he and his wife have a practiced shorthand, condensing all their old arguments into short, bitter trigger-words.
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Urban Cinefile
Review by Louise Keller: Blood and Wine is a great title.
Stephen Dorff is terrific as Nicholsons step son, and Judy Davis gives yet another superb performance fraught with understated emotion and power.
... Full Review
News
Dry, with a top-note of aged cheese
globeandmail.com –
2008-08-06
Wine geeks have been waiting a long time for the movie that perfectly captures their obsession.Sideways purported to be that, but for all of the paeans to pinot noir, its heart was really in its exploration of masculine self-loathing. ... Full Article
Lopez: I'm no billion dollar babe
bbc.co.uk –
1999-12-07
Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez has laughed off reports she has insured her body for $1 billion - around £618m. Newspapers in the UK and US claimed a New York insurance company had made the deal, insuring different parts of... ... Full Article
U.S. Distributor: Fox Searchlight It's quite possible to argue that Jack Nicholson is among the ten best actors working today. Some of his performances, like those in Chinatown and The Shining (for example), are classics. ... Full Article
Jack Nicholson staat er om bekend dat hij een enorm aantal sterke karakterrollen heeft gespeeld.Five Easy Pieces , One Flew Over The enkele van de meer dan 30 films waarin hij schitterde. ... Full Article

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