Neil
Jordan adapts a play by Irish playwright Moira Buffini that’s a wonderfully
refreshing take on the vampire genre. Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan play
mother and daughter vampires who stay at a sleepy Irish town’s motel. While
Arterton turns the motel into a brothel (killing clients) and Ronan falls for a
young man dying, the narrative switches to flash backs showing their origins. I
loved this film for being shot so beautifully and being more than just a
typical vampire love story. What I appreciated even more was how one became a
vampire in this story, it’s remarkably original and exactly the kind of film I
was looking for. To think Jordan also made Interview with a Vampire. Maybe
Jordan should just make vampire films, he’s very good at it. Grade: B+
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