blogmonstermike With an intriguing story line, and a great cast with Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Marilyn Manson, Julio Mechoso, Carla Gugino and Robert Forster , I have no idea how this movie flew under the radar. Lucy Liu was beautiful and very compelling in this emotional roller coaster.A well known reporter, Lui, is working on a story that leads her to a grizzly discovery. What she found was unexpected, to say the least, and changed her life forever. She stumbled upon a secret and vicious colony of vampires. Little did she know, they were waiting for her. Little did they know, she was the wrong girl to mess with! This was my favorite roll of Lui's, and she drew you into her character's life and made you feel and root for her. Michael Chiklis is good in everything he appears in and the supporting cast was solid as well. The writing and directing should have been a little tighter and cleaner. There are some scenes that seem to be rushed, and are a little sloppy.Strap in and enjoy this modern day thriller that tugs and the heart strings!

elliott78212 Well it felt like a TV-movie better than I expected but nothing new here other than the Vampires are more like those portrayed in The Hunger. Competent performances hold this film up the director even had a pretty good script he just wasn't very good at building suspense, camera work was average giving this the feel of a TV-movie. With a few creative nuances it could have been much more engaging. Caught this on crackle had slept all evening woke up just wanting something to pass the time in that regard it was perfect for a late night or rainy day. Surprise small role by Nick Lachey for 98 degrees fans. Lucy Lieu is one of my fave female actresses to bad she wasn't totally kickin butt, Michael Chiklis plays the grieving dad with very little commitment to the role.

movieman_kev Lucy Liu stars as Sadie, a reporter who disregards what could be a big scoop until she reads of a murder of a girl on the front page. She investigates & is promptly killed by vampires. The End... wait, no the movie goes on (dammit) Sadie now a vamp herself, decides to get even with those that turned her with the help of the cop (a severely under-used Micheal Chiklis)whom fathered the aforementioned murdered girl.This movie could have been better, as far as vampire flicks go, I've seen much worse. But this film is still a female Blade clone and Sadie herself is a bit one-dimensional and repetitive in her actions to hold my interest for long. Still the film moves at a brisk pace even if it lacks any kind of originality. I didn't hate it nor love it. I guess that's called indifference.Eye Candy: Cameron Richardson gets topless; Samaire Armstrong and Lucy Liu provide T&A My Grade: C-

bth2004 I can't say I've seen every vampire film out there, and I don't collect vamp memorabilia or anything, but I consider myself a fan of vampire films and lore; of what I've seen, this is one of the worst.First, I do have to say that the acting isn't bad. There's a good cast here: Lucy Liu, Michael Chicklis (hope I spelled these names correctly), Carla Gugino, Mako, possibly a few other recognizables. Nobody does a bad job, but there are no truly memorable performances here.Now then, the plot: there is one dimension to this plot, and from it there is no straying. An innocent reporter (Liu) is working on a story and gets attacked by a group of vampires who proceed to (semi) gang rape her, feed on her, and try to kill her. One vamp, however (Gugino), decides to turn her into an immortal. Upon awakening, the newly-made vamp goes about to take revenge on those who killed her. This quest involves her stripping down multiple times, faking being a lesbian in one instance, killing a couple of innocent people, and enlisting aid from a cop (Chicklis) whose daughter was killed...until the end when the daughter shows up as a vamp and gets killed. Finally, the lead vamp is killed by both of them, and then the cop kills the anti-heroine. No redeeming plot points.Now let's talk about the vampires themselves: the only indication of what they are is that they drink blood and are immortal. That's it! There are no supernatural abilities that vampires are known to have--they don't even have fangs! The entire vampire experience is done away with, and it is greatly dissatisfying! Plus, the gore and depressing state of affairs is jacked way too high up. There is no room for any sort of redemption, the revenge thing is kinda cheap, and nobody is really worth rooting for (possible exception of Chicklis).All in all, the vampire myth and the film industry together kinda tank on this one. Don't watch it, please; it's not worth your time or attention.