"Byzantium": Neil Jordan's new vampire adventure

I'll begin saying I'm completely in love with "Interview with a vampire" and I think what Neil Jordan made with that film was a real masterpiece."Byzantium" may not be as great as "Interview with a Vampire", but, no doubt it makes us to see a light of hope in the vampire genre. Finally, no more glitter and insipidness.

"Byzantium" tells the tragic and also poetic story of Clara and Eleanor, two vampires who live a nomad existence in constant threat and how they try to carry on. Clara is a natural-born suvivor, ready to do whatever it's needed to protect her daughter and herself. Eleanor is a young girl who will always be 16 years old and can't bear all the secrecy that surrounds them. In other words, she is eager to their story.

Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan play their main roles very well, supported by other good actors like Sam Riley (wonderful playing Ian Curtis in "Control" too), Caleb Landry Jones (the sick boy par excellence after "Antiviral") and a repulsive (just for the role, not for his acting) Jonny Lee Miller. All of them under an excellent direction by Jordan, offer us a fresh and original tale (created by Moira Buffini) which makes you to forget a bit about all the disgrace "Twilight" gave to vampires reputation. What can you count on with watching "Byzantium"? Well, you can count on with what every single vampire movie should offer: blood and an epic story.

 

THE BEST: Clara and Eleanor's tale through flashbacks. I loved that "Interview with a Vampire" taste.

THE WORST: Maybe the final is a bit sudden and disappointing in relation with the rest of the film.

GRADE: 9/10