Yet another poorly executed and poorly realized movie that Jeremy Sisto stumbled onto. I have read some articles on this and other sites that explained that Sisto at first did not think this movie would be for him, but that somebody persuaded him once they explained the character's various idiosyncrasies to him.
That character being the malevolent vampire Darius, the leader of a traveling family of blood-drinking fiends who feed mostly off of unsuspecting patrons of Los Angeles nightlife. It is great fun to see this nightlife in action, especially the sex/bondage clubs. The music is great (I love gothic industry music) and the costumery is fun, some of the characters in matching outfits, such as the gibberish talking Chinese twin sisters, and Darius and Mariel, in their green suede and lace outfits.
Given that the cast has lots of good actors, such as Adam Baldwin and Eric Palladino, this horror film could have been either a very scary blood-bath or a very tongue-in-cheek comedy like "Dead & Breakfast" a few years ago. But sadly, this film falls somewhere to the side of greatness. It has a few moments of wit and cool dialogue, and plenty of blood geysers spewing (I'll bet the film cleanup crew really earned their money) but mostly, it just feels like a tired and lazy version of itself, meaning that until some "script doctors" came along and toyed with the original script, it might have been a thousand times more fun.
As Mary has said, Jeremy Sisto can never bore, and it's almost as if he is trying desperately to give us something more from a movie that has very little to offer. Guys everywhere are sure to cheer and oogle the many shots of female nudity and horror fans will enjoy that this film isn't skimpy on bloodshed, but still, the story is a thin wisp that is barely there. It's just a sad disappointment.
I think my favorite character turned out to be the teen girl with hemophilia. She was just a welcome part of the equation. She brought an innocence and intelligence to the story, and I like that sort of thing. It evens out all the mindlessness that resulted from the excessive "fixing" of the script.
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