Review of Byzantium (2013) by Sergio R — 15 Sep 2015

Another delightful take from Jordan's contemporary vampire movies. Who could not love a movie where a mother-daughter relationship is explored, well at least that was the idea, considering that the character development was either vague or non-existent between the characters on themselves, which gave no room for the mother-daughter relationship to grow. The communication from the mother and the daughter was suffering from the beginning to the end, both audibly and physically. Considering that the direction of the plot was not all oriented, it was impossible to tell if it was coming-of-age story, mother-daughter endeavor, or a woman's exploration towards self identification in society. It could be said it had three of those directions, which ultimately lead the audience nowhere. I have to admit that there were some memorable scenes, yet not enough of them to make a memorable film. I believe the story itself had great potential into exploring what a modern day 'vampire' is or does, the connection between music and memories, or emotional healing that writing could do for a person. I feel that Mr. Jordan came to an erratic and premature conclusion on the film by bringing an untimely solution for an ill-defined problem.

It was a nice film and I hope to see Mr. Jordan's next film soon. At the end of the film it was clear to see who the director was, since the film had a (kind of) fun cliff-hanger, similar to an Interview with a Vampire.