Blu-ray Review – Vamp

"Vamp" is a difficult movie to explain, falling under the jurisdiction of various genres and cult fandom. It's a horndog teen comedy laced with horror and suspense, yet spends a large portion of its running time working out dramatic encounters between characters undeserving of the attention. What the effort does have is a few successful scenes of oddity, one charming supporting performance, and the sheer spectacle of performance artist/singer/actress Grace Jones, who provides the film with infinite weirdness, stirring up the feature without a single line of dialogue. Despite a premise loaded with potential for some delightfully unsavory business, "Vamp" has no bite, too encumbered by its limited budget and woefully misguided when it comes to imagining utter sexual supremacy. I'm all for Grace Jones pawing at herself in a metal bikini and kabuki make-up, but "Vamp" lacks stimulating screen energy, looking to get by with the bare minimum in terms of horror, comedy, and pole-twirling sin. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com