Rated PG-13 for language and blood-suckery
Starring Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry,
Directed by Mark Waters
The Story:
At St. Vladimir's Academy, the Moroi attempt a peaceful co-existence with humanity, feeding off the blood of willing vampire fans. They are protected by the Dhampir, a half-human/half-vampire who learn how to save their Moroi in question from the Strigoi, the evil vampires of legend that just want to kill anything.
This story centers on Rose (Deutch) a Dhampir who shares a deep bond with her Moroi, Princess Lissa, the last of the Dragomir line. They are on the run from the Academy, because there are some not-so-nice characters there as well, but alas, to make the story work, they are returned to the Academy to ramp up the conflict and tension.
Does it work?
Yeah, pretty much.
This can help get the taste of Twilight out of your mouth.
The latest teen vampire novel brought to the Silver Screen shows some serious promise. Or tongue in cheek promise at the very least.
It's by no means perfect, but the cast of characters is pretty fleshed out, and they bring a nuanced layer to their Vampires, Dhampirs and the relationship between the two.
And yes, they set up a sequel perfectly that I'm ready to see. The question is, will they make it?
The writing has flashes of brilliance and humor throughout, and Rose is easily the star of the movie.
Add in your typical romantic entanglements, high school issues that even vampires are not immune to, and it's easily watchable.
Not quite the instant cult classic that Waters gave us with Mean Girls a decade ago, but I can see this one gaining some traction as time passes.
Again, not perfect.
But not Twilight either.
And that's a huge step up for this guy.
Final Grade: C+.. maybe even B-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Wouldn't rush out to buy it, but I could watch it again down the road a bit.
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