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The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Just a mediocre vampire flick although the word vampire is never spoken throughout this flick. The story is very simple. Sadie Blake (Lucy Liu)is a journalist researching a bloody cult but is going too far with her research by visiting a house. Once in the basement she discovers blood and death and is captured to be transformed into a vampire. From there on she's out for revenge to kill those who turned her.Of course this flick is full of silly lines but do offer a few bloody and even messy shots and here and there we do have some nudity even from Lucia herself. You can guess it all what is happening and it doesn't offer anything new to the genre. Funny to see is the cameo of Marilyn Manson as a bartender but you have to watch closely because he doesn't have any lenses on. Ideal for a Saturday night enjoyment. Gore 1/5 Nudity 1,5/5 Effects 3/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0/5

If you're into all that goth 19th century poser action and lustful blood gorging of for instance "Interview with a vampire" or films like that you'll be disappointed by this movie.Lucy liu plays the role of Sadie a reporter writing a piece about the Goth people of her town (which are portrayed as "dungeon and dragons posers" :) ) One of her friends finds an address on a website, investigates, and ends up dead. When trying to find her friend Sadie gets caught by vampires, raped and left for dead. She wakes up in a drawer in the hospital morgue and is fairly confused. After making her way to a homeless shelter her vampirism takes over and she "chooses" a weak old man for her first meal (In one of my favourite vampire scenes ever :) ).Faced with the horror of her new existence she decides to kill her self and jumps of a bridge into the traffic below. Here starts the revenge story.What make this a different kind of vampire movie is that it doesn't just copy and paste the ole' vampire stereotype into the story. Sadie may have become a vamp, but she hasn't lost her mind and feelings in the process (That is, except an irresistible need to feed). Murdering people isn't cool at all, she just can't help it, and when it's done she naturally feels quite bad about it. It's not the sexy bloodgasms of other films, she doesn't even have any fangs to help -and hardly any awesome powers at all... It's just UGLY.The director manages to communicate the horror of this existence and Lucy Liu does a very good job acting the role out. 9/10 from me.Oh yes, some people will characterize this film as a "Lucy Liu nude"-film... We're all born naked, so get over it.

I found this film to be very enjoyable and entertaining.Acting throughout was uniformly excellent.The film was very well shot and edited, and had a very effective soundtrack.It was gritty like Blade but no there was no black leather, fangs, or apparent superhuman strength.Nearest comparisons to the tone and style of this film would be "Near Dark" I suppose.Judging from other user comments, I was lucky to see the 122 minute unrated version (on SKY TV UK) which retains the flashback sequences. Seeing this film in a straightforward linear format would have definitely reduced some of its impact.However I would be interested to know what was else added to the unrated version, if it was the 2 topless scenes (Lucy and also Cameron Richardson) and the supposedly sexy bloody murder and rape of Sadie then I would question whether these added anything to the story or were just gratuitous.I still feel this film could have been longer, as there were many elements of the story that could have been explored further.But all in all I am glad that I took the time to watch this film as it gave Lucy Liu a chance to show that she can really act.One stated goof in the film actually is incorrect - you can see Sadie's reflection in glass when she is a vampire. This would actually be correct with regard to vampires, as it is supposed to be the silver of mirrors that does not reflect their image.

I can't say I've seen every vampire film out there, and I don't collect vamp memorabilia or anything, but I consider myself a fan of vampire films and lore; of what I've seen, this is one of the worst.First, I do have to say that the acting isn't bad. There's a good cast here: Lucy Liu, Michael Chicklis (hope I spelled these names correctly), Carla Gugino, Mako, possibly a few other recognizables. Nobody does a bad job, but there are no truly memorable performances here.Now then, the plot: there is one dimension to this plot, and from it there is no straying. An innocent reporter (Liu) is working on a story and gets attacked by a group of vampires who proceed to (semi) gang rape her, feed on her, and try to kill her. One vamp, however (Gugino), decides to turn her into an immortal. Upon awakening, the newly-made vamp goes about to take revenge on those who killed her. This quest involves her stripping down multiple times, faking being a lesbian in one instance, killing a couple of innocent people, and enlisting aid from a cop (Chicklis) whose daughter was killed...until the end when the daughter shows up as a vamp and gets killed. Finally, the lead vamp is killed by both of them, and then the cop kills the anti-heroine. No redeeming plot points.Now let's talk about the vampires themselves: the only indication of what they are is that they drink blood and are immortal. That's it! There are no supernatural abilities that vampires are known to have--they don't even have fangs! The entire vampire experience is done away with, and it is greatly dissatisfying! Plus, the gore and depressing state of affairs is jacked way too high up. There is no room for any sort of redemption, the revenge thing is kinda cheap, and nobody is really worth rooting for (possible exception of Chicklis).All in all, the vampire myth and the film industry together kinda tank on this one. Don't watch it, please; it's not worth your time or attention.