Close to Perfection

Rating: Null/10 (15 September 2004)

I've seen a few movies featuring werewolves and vampires up through the years. None of them actually appealed to me, as they seemed more like a bad excuse for displaying excessive violence and/or were more or less of an erotic manner. With these prejudices I was quite hesitant to watch the movie and skipped the opportunity several times... Until I now decided to give it a chance.
And I was AMAZED! The main part of any movie should be the story being told. Many movies draws your attention by use of the main character's bulging attributes (i.e. Lara Croft) or state of the art digital special effects. In this movie the story IS the centre of attention. Special effects are awesome, but not exaggerated. Kate is beautiful, but modest. The story is generally true to the idea I myself have of werewolves and vampires, but a bit twisted and modernized which makes it even more interesting. And the musical score is vowen nicely into the movie, not standing out but rather adding the appropriate atmosphere to the experience of watching the movie.
This is not a movie for those whose interests in movies generally focuses on "eye-candy". But if you find werewolves and vampires fascinating, and you like a good story, then this is the movie for you.