Based on a popular video game franchise, Bayonetta: Bloody Fate looks very much like a 1990s anime with its highly detailed and absurdly kinetic action. The story centers on a half-demon, half-angel woman named Bayonetta who awoke at the bottom of a lake, with no memory of her identity or origins. What she does know is that she is a fighting machine who can take down angels (a malevolent force here) and she is supported in her adventures by a mentor who also happens to be a bartender. Bloody Fate follows Bayonetta's adventures, tied to the imminent resurrection of a god, which coincide with several mysterious developments: the arrival of a young man who believes that Bayonetta killed his father; a series of attacks by a blonde goddess who is Bayonetta's equal; and the cries of a little girl who keeps calling Bayonetta “Mummy.” Directed by Fuminori Kizaki (Afro Samurai), this 2013 feature film is presented in a dual-language Blu-ray/DVD Combo edition, rated TV-MA (Bayonetta has a penchant for fighting in the nude), with extras including an audio commentary track featuring Hellena Taylor, English voice actress for Bayonetta. Sure to appeal to fans of the video game (Bayonetta 2 recently hit the Wii U to glowing reviews), this is recommended. (T. Keogh)
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
(2014) 90 min. Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $34.98. Funimation (avail. from most distributors). ISBN: 1-4210-2951-0. Volume 30, Issue 2
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
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