''Blood Money'' (originally titled ''Misfortune'') is a 2017 American

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film directed by

Lucky McKee Edward Lucky McKee (born November 1, 1975) is an American director, writer, and actor, largely known for the 2002 cult film '' May''. He is best known for his work in horror films. Life and career McKee was born in Jenny Lind, California. He h ...

and written by Jared Butler and Lars Norberg. The film stars

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Ellar Coltrane Ellar Coltrane Kinney Salmon (born August 27, 1994) is an American actor. They are best known for their role as Mason Evans Jr. in Richard Linklater's film '' Boyhood'', for which they won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer ...

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and

Jacob Artist Jacob Artist (born October 17, 1992) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for his roles as Jake Puckerman on the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee'' and as Brandon Fletcher on the ABC drama-thriller series '' Quantico'' ...

. ''Blood Money'' was released by

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in the United States on October 13, 2017.

Plot

During a weekend excursion in the woods, three friends, Victor (

), his ex-girlfriend Lynn (

) and Jeff (

), who's been secretly sleeping with Lynn, discover four bags full of money. The trio discover that the bags belong to a criminal named Miller (

), who is looking for the money. As they try to getaway, Jeff is entangled with one of the bags. With Miller pulling him in one direction, and Lynn refusing to let go of the money. As a result, Jeff dies from fatal injuries inflicted during the confrontation. Near an abandoned mill, Victor falls off the trail and Lynn has hid the money somewhere in the mill. Miller confronts Lynn when she tries to negotiate with him, saying that if he gives her some of the money, she will tell him where the rest is hidden. Lynn distracts Miller long enough for Victor to hit him from behind with a pipe. Lynn then uses the pipe to bludgeon Millier to death. In the heat of the moment, Lynn suddenly arms herself with Miller's firearm and shoots Victor, killing him. With Lynn the only survivor, she walks out of the mill; taking the money back with her to civilization.

Cast

as Miller *

as Victor, Lynn’s ex-boyfriend and Jeff’s friend *

as Lynn, Victor’s ex-girlfriend *

as Jeff, Victor’s friend *

Ned Bellamy Ned Bellamy (born May 7, 1957) is an American actor. Early life and education Bellamy was educated at UCLA. His brother, Mark Bellamy, was the United States Ambassador to Kenya from 2003 until 2006. Career After graduating from UCLA, Bellamy ...

as Ranger * Johanna McGinley as Drunk Girl

Release

''Blood Money'' was released in theaters and on digital HD and video on demand by

on October 13, 2017.

Critical reception

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, the film has an approval rating of 50%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 3.6/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 42 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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of ReelViews rated the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, saying: "Director Lucky McKee and screenwriters Jared Butler and Lars Norberg take a standard premise and tweak it sufficiently to make it interesting and, at times, even darkly humorous."

References

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