I'm surprised by the low reviews for this movie. It's really not a bad movie at all. Derivative? Yes, but not a bad effort.
Tells the story of Evie, a poor black woman living in NYC who discovers after taking a DNA test that she's related to a rich family from the UK. She is swept up in the happiness of finding the family and privilege she always wanted, and becomes attracted to the young and handsome lord of the manor. She soon notices that something isn't quite right, and tries to find a way to escape.
I have two major criticisms: the wonky tonal inconsistencies, and the rushed climax. So for the first 2/3 of the film, it feels like one of those Hallmark romance, or a fairy tale playing up the regular woman falling for the handsome prince. However it keeps cutting to scenes with the maids where the vampires kill them randomly. It's like the film was trying to remind the audience that, yes, they were watching a horror movie, not a romance.
Then they have to rush the end, where Evie discovers that the handsome prince is actually a vampire, and that he wants her to be one too. Will she embrace becoming a rich vampire who can live comfortably on the backs of the working class (the political subtext is quite blatant in this film also) or will she tear things down? This could've been better developed, but it was still a fun climax
I thought it was mostly fun. Gotta love movies where the rich get defeated by the poor. It's definitely derivative and on the nose, but despite this it was a good time.
Tells the story of Evie, a poor black woman living in NYC who discovers after taking a DNA test that she's related to a rich family from the UK. She is swept up in the happiness of finding the family and privilege she always wanted, and becomes attracted to the young and handsome lord of the manor. She soon notices that something isn't quite right, and tries to find a way to escape.
I have two major criticisms: the wonky tonal inconsistencies, and the rushed climax. So for the first 2/3 of the film, it feels like one of those Hallmark romance, or a fairy tale playing up the regular woman falling for the handsome prince. However it keeps cutting to scenes with the maids where the vampires kill them randomly. It's like the film was trying to remind the audience that, yes, they were watching a horror movie, not a romance.
Then they have to rush the end, where Evie discovers that the handsome prince is actually a vampire, and that he wants her to be one too. Will she embrace becoming a rich vampire who can live comfortably on the backs of the working class (the political subtext is quite blatant in this film also) or will she tear things down? This could've been better developed, but it was still a fun climax
I thought it was mostly fun. Gotta love movies where the rich get defeated by the poor. It's definitely derivative and on the nose, but despite this it was a good time.