GraveyardShift

  • 120分钟
  • Thislow-budgetbutslicklyproducedCanadianhorrorproj… Thislow-budgetbutslicklyproducedCanadianhorrorprojectisanengrossing,headyblendofsteamyromanceandjugular-gushingvampiremayhem.SilvioOlivierostarsinthequirkyroleofnocturnalNewYorkcabbieStephen--whojusthappenstobea350-year-oldvampire.Intohisclutchesfallslovelymusic-videodirectorMichelle(HelenPapas),aterminallyillwomanseekingapassionateone-nightstand.HerconditionundergoesaremarkablechangeafterStephenputsthebiteonher,claimingherashisundeadbride--muchtothechagrinofherjealoushusband,whosetsouttodestroyherimmortallover.DirectorGerardCiccorittiemploysmodern-dayvampireconventions(particularlysomestartlinggoreeffects)withpleasingresults,butit'sthefilm'swell-roundedcharacterswhosetitapartfromthestandarddirect-to-videoexploitationfare.Unfortunately,tooheavyarelianceontriteMTV-stylewindowdressingpreventsthisfromachievingtruecult-classicstatus.