Night Junkies (2007)

This film has just about everything it needs to be a great vampire movie. It has a dark and dreary atmosphere, seedy nightclubs, sexy women, good background music, a good overall plot and credible performances by the actors, most notably by Katia Winter as "Ruby Stone". But it fails miserably when it comes to the dialogue and the vampires themselves. For starters, the dialogue seems to be one long pitiful complaint of "why me?" throughout the film. The vampires also inspire no great awe either. Although they have an amazing healing ability they lack many of the things we typically associate with being a vampire. For example, they drink blood but they have no fangs. Neither do they have any special speed, strength or agility. Garlic and holy water do nothing to them. So in essence, what this film offers is all the trimmings but no real meat when it comes down to it. How disappointing.

I wanted to like this, really I did. And it did show some promise, principally with cinematography - the seedy underworld in which it was set was well portrayed.But it forgot to have a story, and it forgot to give any of its characters anything to empathise with, so I really didn't care what happened to them.I hated the bad language, which didn't appear to have any dramatic purpose whatsoever, and achieved nothing.Oh, and I was expecting a vampire movie, and what I got was a movie about junkies. OK, so the clue was in the title, but the title also mentioned vampires, and these weren't.

What a piece of trash. How anyone can call this piece of filth good or even mediocre is beyond me. Those who posted and stated such superlatives as "excellent" "Addictive" "Great", I ask this, did we watch the same movie? The one set in the London sex trade? The writing, directing and acting were all amateurish,. I did not care for a single character and ended up not watching the whole movie. The lead actress, was definitely bargain basement. Given that there was a budget, albeit a small one, it would make sense that a quality actor could have been hired. This obviously wasn't the case, which goes to show how bad your script was. The fact that this film was enjoyed by anyone and got distribution is a testament to how screwed up show biz is and doesn't say a whole lot about us as an audience. I would rather pluck out my toenails.To the filmmakers: If you take yourself seriously as an artist, you will undoubtedly seek honest feedback of your work at some time in your life. Having your friends/colleagues write rave reviews of something that is not only bad, but harmful, is like a doctor stating you are healthy when you actually have cancer. Why did you make this film, what were you trying to say? I sincerely hope that you see the folly of your ways and strive to be better.

It is very disappointing that the IMDb reviews are ruined by people involved with a film posting 10/10 ratings and reviews that are so obviously false. Just about all the reviews/ratings for this film appear to be of that type.My review is independent and unbiased. My son asked me what the film was like after I had watched it and I replied "mediocre", which is exactly what it is. The actor playing the lead character (Vincent) was miscast - he looked the part, but his delivery was far too wooden. The other actors were okay I guess, but none of the characters made me care about what happened. The basic plot outline - modern day Jack the Ripper meets Vampires/Junkies - had promise, but it was not developed well enough. In the end it was one of those films that you watch and forget about. I have seen much worse, but I cannot recommend it to anyone.I will say there there were aspects of the film that suggest Lawrence Pearce has potential. However, he has a lot of learning to do, and would probably benefit from a screenwriter. With help, experience and a suitable leading actor, he may yet make a film that earns good reviews from more than just his family and friends.