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Best movie of this year hands down!

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

I am a lover of everything about Vampires and have much experience with the legends from my homeland. I think this film "Cult of the Vampire" did a good job telling an interesting story but I think the best part was the lead actress Iva Stelmak. She was very powerful and convincing in her role as Xandra. I am happy this film was made. I watched the film a second time with my roommate and it was just as good a second time.

It's funny how you come across entertainment today. In the old days we would go to the theater and watch what we thought from the movie posters to be our best choice. Sometime the posters were better than the movie, sometime not. Lately all the media hype and trailers talk up and push entertainment to us and I have to admit, I think the trailers are rubbish. They just tell the story in 90 seconds and show everything they can to suck you in. Cult of the Vampire doesn't have a "Hollywood" trailer. It is a teaser trailer that shows a few scenes and for me that made me want to dish out the rental fee to watch it and I am glad I did. I rated it 8 stars because it won me over in many ways... a no "Star" cast that was powerful, the music was better than big Hollywood can ever do and the story was refreshingly unique and the naturalness of the subject matter was key for me to like a modern Vampire film. They made it real, believable and great entertainment.

*** This review may contain spoilers*** First I want to say that I am a lover of everything Vampire so I may be unfair in my comments and opinions. I do love this film and it made me fall in love with Iva Stelmak. She was perfectly cast as Xandra in this story. There's a charisma that she has that transcends the screen… a star quality that is missing in many of today's Hollywood movie stars. This film is an independent film with no big stars… it's doesn't need them. The cinematography is stylized, shot in black and white and in color, the soundtrack is reminiscent of PJ Harvey with a grunge rock sound that complements and balances the story, I found many of the song lyrics seem to be written like they are part of the script. CULT OF THE VAMPIRE is a love story, a story of chasing your pursuits… of making your life and existence matter. If I were a Vampire I would go surfing at night too! She is taken on the streets of Paris and ends up in a coven in Los Angeles that is loosely controlled by Cairo a man whose existence is nothing more than loneliness and playing chess with no one. His jealous counter parts; Drago, Ivy and Vera pursue Xandra with nefarious intentions that force Xandra to sacrifice her freedom for love. I won't share the outcome...go rent it and see if you agree with me… I see this film becoming a cult classic!

Cult of the Vampire is a creative and refreshing tale that weaves an engaging story of love and music. Great acting from the leads; Iva Stelmak absolutely kills it as Xandra and Megan Porter who plays Camille, her metamorphosis is maybe the best I've seen in vampire films. The story is unique and engaging, filmed in Paris and Los Angeles and balanced by an amazing music soundtrack that carries you through this film. The film could have been longer and and the end could have been drawn out a bit more, but I understand many Indie film stay around 80 minutes. It's refreshing to see a female led story and production hit so many positive notes, risky for any filmmaker in the underground of our male dominated Hollywood.