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Kiss of the Damned
2013
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Kiss of the Damned
Positive Reviews
17
Negative reviews
8
Average Rating
2.8
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3.0
One of the themes of the film is that snobby, aristocratic vampires are hypocrites who refuse to acknowledge how awesome it is to be evil.
Av Club
3.5
A sly tongue in cheek tribute to old school horror films, especially Tony Scotts The Hunger and giallo maestros like Mario Bava and Dario Argento, Xan ..
Variety
3.0
Xan Cassavetes attempts to bring sexy back to the true vampire horror genre, but a story as bland as Djunas pale skin detracts from Kiss Of The Damned ..
We Got This Covered
3.0
Most welcome is a vision of partnered boho vampires struggling to remain monogamous, despite a missing houseguest or two.
Time Out
2.5
Trouble is that Kiss of the Damned is itself nothing but a series of mostly dubious poses.
3.0
The film traces a satisfying enough dramatic arc and has enough gore and steamy softcore sex to keep things ticking over.
Screen Daily
2.5
Xan Cassavetes new film offers a hipster take on the ongoing vampire craze, while paying homage to genre icons of the 60s and 70s.
The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
The sly joke in Xan Cassavetes Kiss of the Damned is that her vampire couple just want to be normal read: boring.
3.1
A vampire film by John Cassavetes.The thought is so outrageous, it pretty much sums up the definition of surrealism.
Philly
1.5
A trashy vampire flick in art film drag, Kiss of the Damned satisfies on neither level.
Village Voice
2.0
It pays homage to giallo maestros like Mario Bava and Dario Argento, but fails to deliver the same chills or charms even as it captures the same slick ..
Sover
2.0
10 1 6 / 10 Vampire movies have had it rough lately, what with the Twilight saga managing to regress fearsome, sensual creatures into dour Teen Beat c ..
Blu Ray
3.0
This film is a welcome respite from the agonizingly dumb teen vampire romance in the Twilight series.
Lariat
3.1
Enough already with the vampires.Even Dracula had the sense to stay buried sometimes.
New York Post
1.0
The Twilight franchise just reached its torturous end, begging the question: Did we really need this
Film Journal International ..
2.5
The ninety seven minutes aim at a sensibility within film and in whatever audience, but do not dare far enough on any concrete path to take hold or li ..
Reel Talk Reviews
1.3
You cant accuse writer director Xan Cassevetes of lacking imagination.
Observer
3.0
For those adventurous enough to go along with it, the movie weaves an intoxicating spell, one that is...rarely seen outside of shopworn VHS tapes of o ..
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Aesthetic elements from Italian giallo horror films, Hammer movies, and American vampire flicks are on moist display.
Coles Mithey
4.4
A rare treat, especially for those who like to see grindhouse oriented subject matter done with intelligence and substance.
Movies Tv Guide
3.0
They look smashing together, but never get beyond the pretty portrait stage.
Film Racket
4.0
A lot of us are suffering from vampire fatigue, with good reason.
Io9 Gizmodo
1.0
Kiss of the Damned Blu ray/DVD Studio: Magnolia Issue #47 September/October 2013 MGMT Xan Cassavetesdaughter of actor filmmaker John Cassaveteswrote a ..
Under The Radar Mag
4.5
The final product is beautiful to behold and a wondrous throwback to a forgotten era of cinema thats too often dismissed as low brow or cheesy.
Ion Cinema
3.0
The languid pace of the film will certainly leave many modern horror fans yawning, but for those with an old school attention span and a love for the ..
Screen Anarchy
2.0
This is a vampire film with a lot of polish but almost no characters of any depth at all.Cassavetes gives us a glossy but empty film in the unkillable ..
Leepers Us
3.0
a significantly more mature and sexy take on vampire romance, approaching its subject with sophistication and sensuality even as it indulges in gore a ..
Daily Dead
4.5
Quiet but interesting, clever enough to make horror fans happy, and sexy in a way that only a good indie vampire movie can be.
FEARnet
2.5
with contemporary flourishes of random teen trashiness (instant sexual hook ups, selective cuss words, celebratory party hearty targets, routine blood ..
SF Crowsnest
2.5
Somewhat reminiscent of Californication, but lacking the sardonic bite, this sweet romantic dramedy and coming of age yarn is predictable but tolerabl ..
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