A waste of 90 minutes of my life

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

By now everybody knows that I am also into independent stuff. Mostly i try to contact the director to get it signed, you never know what will become of him/her later. Travis B. Miller was also contacted by me and he replied. Sadly he never send me a signed DVD due to restrictions between the US and Europe. I thought that I never would see his film but it has been released uncut in Europe from now on. Not signed, but okay, I was glad that I could watch it. Is it all worth waiting? For me it's mediocre. it takes a bit too long for it all gets loose. Yes, I know, you have to learn the killer but for a movie clocking in at 93 you really have to give something to the viewer. Luckily, it goes from blah blah to action. I could say that you could say that it is in the style of "Henry, portrait of a serial killer". What we get is a normal guy falling in love with a girl but she refuses him. But he is really madly (what's in a name) addicted to her so everything in his way has to go. It starts with a hit here and there but quickly turns into a killing frenzy. Once unhinged the red stuff flows frequently, the only thing were you can see that it is low budget is the fact that you never see the knife going in...only the blood flows around. When he slashes his own arms, again, you only see the blood flowing in the air or against the mirror. Once that the killer goes mad it's a nice thing to see that he thinks his victims are still alive after killing them. They talk to him. So after all, well done, a name to watch...

First of all people need to understand THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT LOW BUDGET FILM, so don't be expecting Grade A effects, make-up and cinematography, everyone needs to go in this with an open mind expecting a pure and simple grotesque horror film. This is raw horror, not a thriller, not a murder mystery, but pure gore and horror. If that's what you expect then that's what you will get and it will meet and/or exceed your expectations all of the way! I am a VERY big horror fan myself and I will admit, the story could use some tightening up, and it is fairly cliché, but how many true horror films are original anymore these days? I thought this movie was brutal, gory, and fun in a twisted sense. I'm very excited to see what Travis Miller can do once he gets investors, a budget and polishes his writing and directing up a bit. I mean come on, James Cameron is an extremely respected and accomplished writer/director and his first movie ever directed was Piranha 2, and it wasn't all that recognized or great! Travis Miller has a lot of potential and I can't wait to see more!!

I found this movie to be exceptionally good considering it was very low budget and used local actors. Holden was portrayed very well by Chris Burchette and his acting really made the movie. The editing and music score seemed to blend the movie together perfectly. I rate this movie very high and would suggest this movie to everyone I know that are in to underground indie horror. Bloodstained Romance was exciting and a very good debut film from Travis B. Miller. The only cons I can think of would be that it is a very low budget movie, so there are a lot of things that could have been better had there have been a budget. Also, some of the actors weren't great but like I said considering they were all local you can't really make that a con. I can already tell that Travis is a very good director and will only continue to get better. I can't wait to see what Travis has in store for us with his next movie!

I would have liked to offer a different opinion but there is no other conclusion: this film is terrible. A very pedestrian attempt at a serial killer/obsessed psychotic film. "Bloodstained Romance" has nothing original to offer. It's predictable and has some serious pacing issues. It is indeed a low-budget movie, but I can live with the student film quality. I can't, however, forgive the lack of story or compelling characters. After watching the first hour I turned it off. After some consideration I returned to see the ending because I've seen many movies redeem themselves in the last act. But, alas, there were no redeeming qualities to be found this film. Bad acting, poor script, and an awful music score. A failure at every attempt. If this genre intrigues you then see "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer".