Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand, 1922 [Kino edition, Rodney Sauer score]. A married bullfighter is seduced.

Directed by Fred Niblo. Written by June Mathis, based on a book by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, and a play by Tom Cushing. Starring Rudolph Valentino, with Nita Naldi, Lila Lee, Rosa Rosanova, & Leo White.

Concept: C
Story: D
Characters: They do almost everything they can to make the protagonist unlikable. D
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: It's weird how little action there is for a movie about a bullfighter. C

GPA: 1.9/4