Theresa & Allison

Just couldn't get into this. Interesting premise and yet another new take on the vampire genre (see Byzantium which is far superior albeit on a much bigger budget) but ultimately badly acted by supporting cast (the characters of Paisley, Tony and the Russian mother were at best wooden). Some interesting ideas though around government complicity, family and survival. Ultimately undone by the supporting cast.

After just a few minutes you realize this crap is virtually unwatchable. I turned it off after about 20 minutes. This film should be required viewing at all acting classes, all film schools and all colleges that have a film program. It perfectly shows you, on every level - how not to make a movie...

You know it's going to be terrible as the insipid first act enfolds.

I don't know where all the high reviews have come from. Oh, wait, maybe I'm not woke enough to appreciate another woeful remake.

Not even worth watching.

Avoid

Obviously low budget, dreadful acting, poor dialogue. Trust the reviews of 4/10 and less. This is garbage at best, almost 2 hours of my life, I won't get back. Do not watch, find something better to do.

A low budget production reminiscent of early Giallo or Fantastique, both in terms of its theme and the exuding naivete, and made contemporary through utilisation of the fact that, in the meantime, the boundaries were pushed much higher. There is some evident enthusiasm which tries to compensate for the lack of skill and the low budget, but that was insufficient to make the viewing any much more enjoyable. Mostly female cast performance ranged from competent (lead and support) to not so (bits and extras), with exception of the male principal, who pocketed this role on some other merit. Congruent with the theme, there was quite a bit of blood and gore, but this never feels overwhelming for the average connoisseur of the genre. The same goes for the sex and nudity, which were measured and in the function of the story. So, in conclusion, this 3/10-star genre movie caters to a specific viewer for whom it might be of some interest, while the others would find it a waste of time...unless you are a pubescent boy (or a girl?). Oh, yes, and this blatant upvoting fools no one. No, it's not a 10-star movie by any stretch of the imagination.