Wish it had stayed dark

Rating: 1/10 (10 March 2010)

This is certainly the worst vampire movie I've ever seen, and - bearing in mind the obviously slick production available, and quality cast - I'd say it comes pretty close to being the worst movie I've ever seen.
It totally lacks any sort of script or direction, and smacks of an attempt to cash in on the success of recent vampire shows, by someone who has presumably never seen a vampire show or movie.
Leaving aside the embarrassingly economical and forced dialogue and plot, the whole thing just looks wrong. The town looks like a set, the scenes are weak, and we have a lead vamp who is the spitting image of Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys) - anybody who knows Neil, knows he is not the most intimidating or pants-wettingly scary person in the world.
I have always thought highly of Josh Hartnett, but this performance is so bad - even allowing for the lack of suitable words for him to speak - that is barely recognizable as him.
Had I been forced to act in this movie, I think I would have thrown myself at the mercy of the Tennant monster. Those actors fortunate enough to die early on, were the lucky ones. Avoid a fate worse than being sucked dry by a camp vamp - avoid this movie.