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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Vampire
Drama · Horror · 2011
An outwardly normal schoolteacher preys on suicidal women to slake his overwhelming thirst for human blood.
Movie details
Vampire
“They're dying to keep him alive.”
2011 Drama · Horror 2h 0m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
An outwardly normal schoolteacher preys on suicidal women to slake his overwhelming thirst for human blood.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Vampire?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Written by
Shunji Iwai
Kevin Zegers
Simon
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Jellyfish
Yu Aoi
Mina
Adelaide Clemens
Ladybird
Trevor Morgan
Renfield
Amanda Plummer
Helga
Kristin Kreuk
Maria Lucas
Court is in session
Put Vampire on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.