Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kristanna Loken | ... | Rayne | |
Michael Madsen | ... | Vladimir | |
Matthew Davis | ... | Sebastian (as Matt Davis) | |
Will Sanderson | ... | Domastir | |
Geraldine Chaplin | ... | Fortune Teller | |
Udo Kier | ... | Regal Monk | |
Meat Loaf | ... | Leonid (as Meat Loaf Aday) | |
Michael Paré | ... | Iancu | |
Billy Zane | ... | Elrich | |
Michelle Rodriguez | ... | Katarin | |
Ben Kingsley | ... | Kagan | |
Darren Shahlavi | ... | Priest | |
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Esteban Cueto | ... | Rok |
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Madalina Constantin | ... | Amanda |
Daniela Nane | ... | Rayne's Mother |
In the Eighteenth Century, Rayne is the half-human half-vampire Dhampir and the lead attraction in a carnival's freak-show in Romania. When she escapes, she meets a fortuneteller that tells that her mother was raped by the king of the vampires Kagan and she decides to destroy her father. In her journey for revenge, she meets Vladimir and Sebastian, the leaders of the fortress of vampire hunters Brimstone, and she joins their society. She seeks for powerful talismans to defeat Kagan, while the skilled warriors Vladimir and Sebastian train her to face the forces of Kagan and her human side falls in love with Sebastian. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This is singularly one of the worst films I've ever seen. After seeing a wide selection of decent horror at Fantastic Fest a few weeks ago, I expected this to have some substance because it was picked to screen at the Austin Film Festival. All I can think of is that someone must have blackmailed the programmers because it's terrible.
The dailogue is either very cliché, or very stilted (and often both). There are serious continuity issues. The gratuitous sex scene was so completely sudden it seemed like an excerpt from a porn movie. The wigs are terrible, and the costuming as bad. There is no character development, and the motivations shown on screen seem more like red herrings than anything else.
I can't think of anything redeeming about this film other than I didn't pay money just to see it.