Synopsis:
Julian Marsh is an out of work ladies' man who lands a job directing a bizarre adaptation of Hamlet. After casting his best friend and his ex-girlfriend in the show, Julian finds himself in the middle of a two thousand year old conspiracy that explains the connection between Shakespeare, the Holy Grail and some seriously sexy vampires. It turns out that the play was actually written by a master vampire name Theo Horace and it's up to Julian to recover the Grail in order to reverse the vampire's curse...If only being undead wasn't so much fun!
Review:
Upon first seeing this movie title, I was expecting a comedic Jewish vampire movie. What I got was a movie about the production of a spoof Shakespearean play mixed with the "real" ancient feud between Horatio and Hamlet. The way I have been describing it is as a kind of Shaun of the Dead with vampires and then throw in a dash Juno.
Not really having any expectation about this movie, I took it for what it was and thoroughly enjoyed it. The script was right on and mixed a lot of laughs with maybe one or two shocking moments. It was the way the movie was shot that reminded me of Juno.
The acting in this film was awesome for this style of movie. Now if you're a movie buff like I am, you'll notice a lot of actors right away. The one that really caught my attention was Devon Aoki, who played Miho in Sin City and the upcoming Sin City 2. There was also the Karate Kid himself, Ralph Macchio.
When I started to write this review, I didn't know where to begin because there is just too many little things that are cool. If I started listing them, there wouldn't be much of a reason to go see it for yourself. This flick is worth seeing. I've already told my friends to keep a watchful eye out for it and I'd recommend the same for you. (Review by The Hick)
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