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In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

As an artist, I have a great deal of respect for the process of movie making. I realize that for some people involved, this hypothetical movie that I may be watching, even though it may not be to my tastes, may represent their life's work for some involved in the process. I can see how it is the work product of creative people, and I appreciate their efforts, even if not the end product. For this reason I almost never rate a movie lower than a "5".Then we come to "The Thirst"...... This is a movie that, at the end, makes me want to stand and scream "I WANT MY 2 HOURS BACK!" For the first time (not that it should have been my first perhaps) I sat there as the credits rolled and thought to myself, "that person should be fired by the studio, and that person, and ....." It was brutal. The plot was weak, the camera work was really bad, and the acting was lousy too (in large part to the weak plot). Unless you are conduction a film study or in a class that requires you to see how bad a movie really can be, I would recommend you steer clear of this disaster.

I have to admit that I watched The Thirst because I sort of stumbled up to it, and really like Jeremy Sisto. I think he's a great actor and highly charming. I love him when he gets all psycho, preferably in a realistic subtle but very dark way. Of course there is nothing realistic about vampires, but that doesn't really matter as a good vampire movie drags you in and makes you believe. Unfortunately, this movie just didn't do it for me. Fair enough, the over-the-top sprays of blood were amusing and quite well done. The whole idea of a girl with cancer who's only way to 'survive' is to become a bloodsucking creature of the night, OK, I can deal with that too, as long as it is well worked out. But that is just the problem, the storyline was just too flat and much more could have been done with it. Then the dilemma of being a vampire but not wanting to kill, I have seen that all before but in a much better way. One of the finest American examples of such a movie is 'Interview with the Vampire', which goes far deeper into the suffering of the protagonist. Overall, The Thirst had some fun moments but not enough to make me fall for it. Honestly, after about an hour I felt so bored that I even thought about just turning it off. For some people though it might be a good way to spend their evening, but not me. I consider it to be nothing more then a teenage film that bathes in blood. The acting was quite flat, the characters all far too shallow and at times really annoying, and even Jeremy Sisto couldn't lift it up. It's a pity to see such a charming actor in a far too shallow role.My advice: If you are a teenager and like some over-the-top blood sprays and sexy bodies, and you want a popcorn night on the couch with some friends, then it might be the right movie for you. But if you like a real good vampire movie which goes much more in depth, watch for example 'Interview with the Vampire', 'Bakjwi' or 'Marebito'. The last one is one of the most intriguing vampire movies I have ever seen. And if you just want a lot of mindless fun with loads of blood, but all in a good and really attractive way, then 'From Dusk till Dawn' will definitely pleasure you a lot more then The Thirst.Sorry to displease the fans, but I just can't give this one more then a 3,5 out of 10.

So what is important - life, friendship, love? The film explores these issue in a sea of blood. Twilight it isn't! Clare Kramer (Glory in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") decides that life is worth more, even if it is life as a vampire. She is totally hot and turns in a great performance.Eventually, her boyfriend Maxx (Matt Keeslar from "The Middleman") joins her. He becomes more of a vampire than she is. She seems to have some humanity in her.Jeremy Sisto ("Six Feet Under", "Law and Order") is the leader of the vampires. He steals every scene he appears in.Sure, it bears a huge resemblance to Near Dark, but it is an enjoyable ride.Music by Rasputina.

Maxx(Matt Keeslar)is a recovering(..and melancholy)alcoholic drowning in sorrow over his girlfriend's woes with what he perceives to be drug addiction, when in fact Lisa(Clare Kramer)is dying of cancer and just hasn't told him. After her death, Maxx grows incredibly depressed and his friends attempt to show him a good time, taking him to a goth bar with industrial music, called Dante's Inferno, where he believes to have seen Lisa. Returning to the club, he discovers it is her, but she is now a vampire and part of "the family", a ferocious brood who take great delight in slaughtering people in private enough places. Lisa, against her better judgment, turns Maxx and is shocked and disgusted when he himself enjoys the savage brutality in killing and drinking blood from humans..this metamorphosis from a really swell guy into a cold-blooded, inhumane psycho, cheerfully sloshing pints of blood all over his face, was in need of repair.Darius(Jeremy Sisto), Mariel(Serena Scott Thomas), Duke of Earl(Neil Jackson), Lenny(Adam Baldwin), and the "sisters"(Kylah Kim and Ave Rose Rodil) expect Maxx and Lisa to ingratiate themselves in the family, and obey their rules. This, of course, will not be the case, as Lisa decides that being a part of a pack planning to attack a group of Christian children when they arrive isn't exactly the right thing to do, convincing Maxx that this whole vampire business is for the birds..they're so devious, the family would feast on a hemophiliac girl in a wheelchair!One thing's for sure, if you are a horror fan looking for plenty of blood-letting, Jeremy Kasten's The Thirst delivers, because gallons are shed in this joker. The blood-drinking in this one gets really nasty as the red stuff literally explodes like a geyser from neck wounds as those fed from(..and those feeding)are drowned in it. The sheer ferocity of the vampire attacks can become pretty hard to watch as the feeding frenzies(..particularly two major sequences in Dante's Inferno, and a strip bar known as Le Petit Mort, where Maxx gets in on the action along with Lenny & the sisters)carry on for quite a while. Kasten doesn't pull many punches with this one as it gets pretty gratuitous. The Thirst kind of reminded me of Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark, the idea of a family of ravenous vampires, who travel from city to city, town to town, slaughtering human targets like wolves to sheep. You could almost consider Keesler the Adrian Pasdar of this film, how he is influenced because of his desire to be with Lisa, and how he reluctantly, but agreeably, volunteers to join the family. Then, as Near Dark did, we see them attempt to liberate themselves, knowing that the family are relentless scavengers who would kill anyone, if just for the hell of it. Boy, Sisto and Baldwin just let it all hang out in this one, not retrained one tiny bit, and go so over-the-top/unhinged, you can only amuse at their scenery devouring.Not much in the way of originality I'm afraid. Some may even be reminded of JS Cardone's The Forsaken while watching this. Bloodthirsty gorehounds unite, though..in this regard, Kasten bathes the screen in red crimson, giving vampire fans at least that much. There is an attempt at telling a love story and how death can not separate two who care so passionately for one another. Most potent sequence could be when Maxx attempts, regrettably, to turn a female friend of his, and, gosh, does it end badly.