Review of Innocent Blood (1992) by James C — 09 May 2011

When vampire Marie is disturbed whilst feeding on the local Italian crime boss, she does not have a chance to ensure he his fully dead, and then she has to team up with a cop to finish the job.

This is probably John Landis' second finest film, and although it does not share the perfect mix of horror and comedy that 'An American Werewolf In London' does, it is still one hell of a movie. The story moves along at a great pace and the mix of action, comedy and romance is done just right. The casting of the beautiful Anne Pariillaud as the lead vampire is a joy to behold, and her less than perfect english does not detract. The rest of the cast is comprised a lot of well known faces and they are all play their parts to the max. Another great touch are all the the bit parts played by other greats from the horror genre - Tom Savini and Dario Argento to name but two. The one detraction is the fact that vampire lore is played around making the monsters a lot easier to kill, and this reviewer thinks there would have been a lot more action if all the undead rules had been stuck to. In the end, this is a great movie from a great director, and if you are in the mood for a lightweight romp, then this is always a film to consider.