Plain and SImple -- It Rocks

Rating: 8/10 (19 September 2003)

I went to this film out of a liking for the "Blade" films and a desire to entertain myself with some black-leather eye-candy (AKA "Beckinsale") -- expecting VERY little. With the starting graphics, annoying voice over and Kate Beckinsale's lack of grace as a vampire I was immediately concerned that I was in for a very poorly executed "me too" flick. But by the time the initial 15 minutes got over with I found myself being pulled into a very captivating and beautiful world. (In fact, the sound was off in the theater, making the dialog sound all hollow and distant, and I was so intrigued by the story I didn't want to go out to complain that I could hardly hear!) Not deep, but then again not nearly as pretentious as most other "comic gothics" lately, and that gives it a charm not at all present in other efforts, Clones, Matrices and Blades. Definitely worth a view.