The pacing is glacial but I actually didn't mind. It's this slow build of tension and suspense, punctuated by a frantic synth soundtrack.
The vampire thing is kinda tangential, it could be any supernatural creature.
For it being so low budget, it's quite good. I think most of that is due to Zohra Lampert, her acting is really very good - she does a fantastic job at portraying the mental health struggles.
Deeply atmospheric, I just wish I'd had a higher resolution copy.
It's a bit trite - though what do you expect from the genre.
Jennifer using ASL is cool to see, and Count Yorga was a surprise - it's also not really a plot point which was nice. The other thing I liked were flashbacks as Cynthia is fighting through the hypnosis, and ultimately culminating in her taking revenge.
Apart from that though, it's maybe played too straight for it to be a satire? There are comedic elements but it never quite lands in my opinion.
Two clown GFs just exploring the countryside prank - gone sexual.
A lot of the characters' decisions don't make any sense. How does one get buried alive accidentally? Just so you can have the cool hand shot up through the soil? Maybe I just need to be French to understand.
I'd have definitely preferred this as a series of stills, or a poster. Some nice shots (car burning, castle, dungeon, church yada yada) but it's all very gratuitous and non-consensual. It's better shot than the other Rollins I've watched, but I didn't care for it.
