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Rating of
2.5/4
"Byzantium" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 01/07/2017
A mother and daughter living as vampires move to a small seaside town, where the revelation as to their nature leads to a confrontation with the secret society who banished them 200 years earlier. Neil Jordan returns to the vampire genre in this low budget story that concentrates more on characterisation than action and gore. The premise is that of how the past shapes our future and even for an immortal, it is something that you can never escape. Saoirse Ronan puts in a typically fine performance as the haunted girl trapped forever in the body of a 16 year old and the period scenes set in their past are nicely done, echoing very much the format of Interview With The Vampire. Lacking its big names and big budget and any real surprises, Byzantium cannot match Jordan's previous foray into …
Rating of
3/4
A non-traditional approach to the vampire genre
ikkegoemikke - wrote on 03/23/2015
"I write of what I cannot speak, the truth. I write all I know of it, then I throw that pages to the wind, maybe the birds can read it."
A non-traditional approach to the vampire genre. A new refreshing look from a different angle. Not the stereotypical image of pale creatures of the night provided with bloodshot eyes and sharp fangs hiding in dusty basements in a coffin. No melting, burning or imploding is involved when they are exposed to sunlight. No here we have persons who are part of an alliance and inherited a centuries-old tradition.
It's the story of a mother (Gemma Arterton) and her daughter Eleanor (Ronan) who have been hiding for years because women actually aren't allowed in the alliance. And let me tell you, I'll gladly surrender myself to Gemma the female vampire so …
