Director: Nicky Murphy
Year: 2026
Country: France/USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Vampire; Horror/Comedy
Plot:
Followed by a film crew, an aspiring musician trying to make it in the Paris underground music scene experiences a potential setback when she gets bitten by a vampire, and as the rush to figure out the limits of her newfound powers against her dreams she finds herself succumbing to her intentions.
Review:
Overall, there’s a lot to like here that keeps this one pretty enjoyable. Among the better elements of this one is the immensely likable setup that provides this with not just a great hook to make her quite endearing but also brings the storyline along into the burgeoning change in her that takes place here. The first stages of this one focus on the initial introductions and setups involving her trip into the city’s underground music scene, trying to make it as an artist so that she performs for the crew, meets with producers who can try to get her career going, or plays gigs with others to try boosting her standing and ending up providing the kind of immersive quality to it that makes it all immensely likable. Since she’s earnest and quite talented about making it, the few setbacks and hiccups that take place are seen as speed bumps instead of genuine hesitations to her career, which carries over into her personality once she’s been bitten and transformed into a vampire.
This is what adds a lot of the comedic value here, where everything that takes place here is due to the way her human side still has to take orders from others that she knows her vampire side can take care of and has to debate whether that is worth her career or not. These interactions, whether it's trying to make better connections for herself, getting even with someone who wronged her earlier, or the discovery that she has to keep the human side of herself more visible than her vampiric nature, that everything here has to be balanced out between the two parts of her, is a great touch that adds quite a lot to this. That does highlight the one slight issue in that, for as long as it is, the preference for comedy means that the lack of horror is noticeable, with how little actually happens despite all the constant talk about moving forward due to her added skillsets. Looking at this in that context, it’s the main feature here to hold that down.
Overview: ****/5
A likable enough entry despite being light on genre fare, there’s plenty to like here that keeps this one going even if the biggest factor against it ends up being the genre qualities on display. Those with an affinity for this type of production style, who are curious about it, or who don’t mind those factors in the slightest will have the most to enjoy here, while most others out there should heed caution.
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