The New York Times by A.O. Scott
Mr. Law doesn't disgrace himself here, though he doesn't have much to do, and the director, Po Chih Leong, is deft at creating atmosphere, but it's an atmosphere we've all seen before.
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United Kingdom · 1998
Rated R · 1h 38m
Director Po-Chih Leong
Starring Jude Law, Elina Löwensohn, Timothy Spall, Jack Davenport
Genre Drama, Fantasy, Horror
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Stylish vampire Steven has lived hundreds of years by killing young women and drinking their blood. When he discovers his thirst is no longer quenched by the strangers he usually targets, he seeks out the blood of a victim who truly loves him. With police hot on his trail, he sets his sights on Anne, a beautiful scientist.
The New York Times by A.O. Scott
Mr. Law doesn't disgrace himself here, though he doesn't have much to do, and the director, Po Chih Leong, is deft at creating atmosphere, but it's an atmosphere we've all seen before.
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
The picture is a little too pretentious to achieve its artistic and emotional goals, but its ambition and imagination are impressive at times.
Starts intriguingly but ends up thrashing around as a toothless wonder.
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
With all the brooding, stylized closeups of blood, crosses and cigarettes, the overall effect is fashion-mag chic -- not, as intended, intellectual thriller.
Inoffensively glib and innocuously arty.
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Peculiarly bloodless.
A real crock.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Nearly strangles in its own stylishness but benefits from smoldering performances.
A rich and challenging variation on the serial-killer genre.
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