Near Dark
Time Out says
A full-blooded vampire movie which gives the well-worn mythology a much-needed transfusion by stripping away the Gothic trappings and concentrating instead on a pack of nocturnal nomads who roam the sun-parched farmlands of the modern Midwest. Kissed by a pale, mysterious girl from out of town, it soon dawns on farmboy Caleb that Mae's love-bite has infected him with a burning desire - for blood. Subsequently snatched by Mae's vagabond pals, Caleb is gradually seduced by their exciting night-life. So, despite his reluctance to make a 'kill', Caleb is soon caught between his blood sister and his blood relatives - father and younger sister - who are in hot pursuit. Western iconography, noir-ish lighting, and visceral horror are fused with an affecting love story in this stylish 'Vampire Western', which (unlike Bigelow's rather static debut feature The Loveless) is driven forward at a scorching pace, a subtle study in the seductiveness of evil and a terrifying ride to the edge of darkness.
Details
Release details
Rated:
18
Duration:
94 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
Screenwriter:
Kathryn Bigelow, Eric Red
Cast:
Adrian Pasdar
Marcie Leeds
Lance Henriksen
James LeGros
Joshua Miller
Jenette Goldstein
Tim Thomerson
Bill Paxton
Jenny Wright
Marcie Leeds
Lance Henriksen
James LeGros
Joshua Miller
Jenette Goldstein
Tim Thomerson
Bill Paxton
Jenny Wright