One more time, here's lovely Scotsman Richard Brunton with his take on Robert Krause's Blood Trails.
One of the first things you notice about Blood Trails are the titles. They look great, hard screaming music to very stylish titles, in a way they are quite reminiscent of those from Se7en and work well at setting the mood before even seeing a frame or hearing a word spoken.
We're then treated to how the film is going to look, using Mini DV with a long lens zoomed in close, giving a distinctive look and a very intimate feel. It helps to get right into these characters early. However sometimes this style detracts from the action and we lose some of the finer points of what has just happened, it's fine though because the director ensures that we're all caught up in the next scene without overplaying the events.