The pacing of this movie was much too slow (it takes a full 3 minutes just to start), and, aside from the initial meeting at the party, you can pretty much skip ahead to thirty minutes in without missing anything important.
However it isn't until halfway through that things get more interesting.
Vlad's old nemesis livens up an otherwise plodding storyline.
Special effects wise, some of the scenes are quite gruesome, while others are cheesy. The monster-like vampire design is unappealing and adds nothing to the story. Indeed, all the mysterious vampire attack scenes feel like they are from a different movie all together. The castle facade looks horrible by day light, and there being only one such scene,you get the idea they didn't realize that till it was too late.
The acting is also uneven, sometimes cheesy and overdone, sometimes compelling. (The actress playing Cici did evil rather well) The investigators/cops were completely pointless, doing little more than being scene filler.
The ending is much to melodramatic.
That being said, I don't think it's a bad movie, but do yourself a favour and multi task while it's on!
Special effects wise, some of the scenes are quite gruesome, while others are cheesy. The monster-like vampire design is unappealing and adds nothing to the story. Indeed, all the mysterious vampire attack scenes feel like they are from a different movie all together. The castle facade looks horrible by day light, and there being only one such scene,you get the idea they didn't realize that till it was too late.
The acting is also uneven, sometimes cheesy and overdone, sometimes compelling. (The actress playing Cici did evil rather well) The investigators/cops were completely pointless, doing little more than being scene filler.
The ending is much to melodramatic.
That being said, I don't think it's a bad movie, but do yourself a favour and multi task while it's on!