Paul Bunnell’s ‘A BLIND BARGAIN’ (2025) – Movie Review

Paul Bunnell’s A Blind Bargain had me intrigued, and also a little confused. The film, at its best, is like a sad version of Back to the Future. I wouldn’t necessarily say I loved it or hated it. It just left me with a blank ambition to understand. A Blind Bargain is as campy as it is dramatic. Is there such a thing as a drama comedy? Can we call it Dramedy? I am honestly intrigued by this style and approach.

Synopsis

Set in 1970, A Blind Bargain reimagines the lost 1922 Lon Chaney silent film of the same name. A desperate young man strikes a dark deal with an unhinged doctor, offering his mother as a subject for the physician’s twisted experiments.

Paul Bunnell directed the film, which stars Crispin Glover.

Drugs are a sad reality in our lives. Heroin users fall into an abyss no one else can see. It holds you close. The reality of drug abuse in this movie is only a little subtle. No one makes the character come clean. Instead, they looked past the nod outs. This time, though, everything got really weird.  It is hard to explain this plot because, to be honest, I didn’t quite understand it either, but the quirky moments won me over. I love a movie that tends to joke around a bit, even if it’s a bit puzzling.

The entire movie was like an acid trip. That’s the best way to explain the setting and design. The CGI was rampant in this film. However, it is still a big think piece. I took a day to process this before I wrote this because, for once, I didn’t havethe words. That’s where A Blind Bargain left me.

I felt fulfilled, which is more than I can say about most other think pieces. Normally, it’s a one-watch and throw it in my brain somewhere. Though the film is a bit confusing, it’s watchable. You don’t have to have smoke coming out of your ears. Take it from someone who is never impressed by a certain genre. If we didn’t all shine in our own way, it would become redundant.

In The End

In the end, I can give this film a golf clap because not only was it watchable, but it was also different, even if it was based on the Lon Chaney Jr. film of the same name. The film is like a darker Back to the Future. Except you can stay young forever, you just donate a little blood. I understood this film right away, even if I couldn’t process some important parts. What got to me the most was the thought of giving the people we love a chance to hang on much longer with just a bit of blood.

I guess you could call it a rude awakening because I saw myself in the same situation while processing. If the opportunity came true, who would we want to bring back? Is Pet Sematary irrelevant? I would give anything to watch the people I love enjoy life all over again, being wary of the mistakes I made. I would honestly hold on to my past to embrace it, and fix mistakes. Who wouldn’t want to do that?