This was a surprisingly well rounded, well balanced film that I think will quickly settle into a "comfort horror" category for many.
It had the perfect ratios of suspense, comedy and spook. Had a detailed plot but yet simple and not overly convoluted. It had a solid cast that all worked great as an ensemble (Dan Stevens particularly stood out with a great performance). The sfx, blood, guts and gore in this are not lacking and quite gnarly when they hit. It had a great balance between its camp and scare factor and was just generally light hearted, enjoyable and fun.
It felt like it took awhile for the action to actually get started and the general run time definitely felt a bit longer than it actually was... neither of which are ideal. There was also a little family gathering scene at the end that, while I suppose fun, was totally unnecessary.
Despite these small issues there wasn't much to dislike about this experience. Don't go into this thinking you're going to get something revolutionary. They set out to make an absurd vampire flick about a little ballerina and they did just that, successfully might I add. 6.5 rounding up to a 7, would recommend.
It had the perfect ratios of suspense, comedy and spook. Had a detailed plot but yet simple and not overly convoluted. It had a solid cast that all worked great as an ensemble (Dan Stevens particularly stood out with a great performance). The sfx, blood, guts and gore in this are not lacking and quite gnarly when they hit. It had a great balance between its camp and scare factor and was just generally light hearted, enjoyable and fun.
It felt like it took awhile for the action to actually get started and the general run time definitely felt a bit longer than it actually was... neither of which are ideal. There was also a little family gathering scene at the end that, while I suppose fun, was totally unnecessary.
Despite these small issues there wasn't much to dislike about this experience. Don't go into this thinking you're going to get something revolutionary. They set out to make an absurd vampire flick about a little ballerina and they did just that, successfully might I add. 6.5 rounding up to a 7, would recommend.