Stuck in an abusive relationship, a woman joins a select group of women living in a halfway house that borders on a brothel for couples, and when she is revealed as an ex-girlfriend of a special patron kidnaps her setting off a delicate truce between the vampires who run the brothel and local mercenaries.
This was a fairly serviceable and enjoyable genre effort. One of the better elements of this one is the rather fun starting point that brings about a pretty lengthy and intriguing setup here. The initial ploy of the vampire clan seducing lonely and victimized women to use as recruits in their brothel and using their status to lure in couples and degenerates as a means of feeding on them in secret offers a fine way to introduce the main plotpoints here. Featuring the group as far more calculating and discreet observing the way the vampires take out the one couple there to solicit the maidens there only to see them turn and feast instead as is the custom for their interactions providing the requisite sleaze alongside the storyline beats. That setup goes nicely with the secondary storyline involving the interplay involving the mercenaries and their relationship with the main brothel. Knowing full well what goes on inside and trying to ensure everything remains safe whenever it's brought up in the community forces them into action to defend the participant from the vampires, the uneasy balance that exists between everyone offers a lot to like with how it carries on integrating their missions. As the build-up has made the vampires far more sympathetic than expected while the brutal treatment of the mercenaries towards them for mistakenly breaking the truce paints them out as the true villains which has an intriguing twist to everything. On top of that, this fun storyline allows for a stellar series of confrontations to come about placating both the human and vampire sides of the equation. The twists on vampire lore, relying on any object of faith to combat the creatures rather than just crosses or injecting holy water into their veins to ensure a reversal of their condition provided they were changed soon enough so they become human once again is a great addition to the canon which feels unique and logical. That leads into the fun finale where they manage to barge into the brothel for their big showdown which is a highly enjoyable confrontation offering up some solid confrontations, decent enough gore, and some intriguing twists to make for a highly enjoyable time here. There are a few issues here that hold this one back. One of the main features here is the idea that it's a bit too ambitious and low-budget for the type of film this wants to be, featuring a few too many storylines for its good. Going from the vampires to the friend trying to rescue his girlfriend with the help of the mercenaries who have a long-standing truce with the vampires makes for quite a lot to work through at the time and budget this has. This causes the film to zigzag around with the different viewpoints to the point where it's hard to keep track of everything going on and can become quite confusing at points. There are also the expected budgetary limitations that come about with a film like this, which isn't a damaging flaw but also holds it back somewhat.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, and Nudity.
