Near Dark
the term 'vampire' is never used, this western horror hybrid eschewing all traditional gothic hang-ups
| 10 Feb 2007
Film title:
Near Dark
Release date:
12 Feb.
The main narrative involves a love story - girl meets guy, girl turns guy into vampire so she can be with him – but the heart of the film lies with the amoral makeshift family of vampires that Mae travels around with, and their life of no consequences.
With a slow and haunting build up, the film explodes into life and essentially climaxes with the family descending on a local bar, torturing and toying with each of their prey before going in for the kill.
This one scene elevates Near Dark to a genre classic, but also proves its undoing, as the film never quite reaches the heady heights of these moments again. [Declan Dineen]
Release Date: 12 Feb.