Review of Dark Town

Dark Town (2004 Video)
5/10
Dysfunctional vampires ...
10 May 2018
Warning: Spoilers
A family in fear of the man of the house, gangsters, lesbian sex, a pregnant girl and pretty soon, vampires - are all presented to the viewer in quick succession, interrupted by occasional fast-track shots of nudity, blood and gore. The acting is varied, the characters are thinly sketched - we realise the dysfunctional family have a vampire at their head - but there are so many people vying for attention, we're not sure who is who. Are we? Not to worry, however: I don't think clarity is the intention here.

This seems to be deliberately made to fit the so-bad-it's-good mould. Clearly, the budget is clearly very low. Director Desi Scarpone keeps things moving quickly, and there are moments of tension. And if you can see through the cheapness of it all, there is occasional gory enjoyment to be had once the vampires are unleashed. But it isn't really well made enough to be the joyous blood spattered free-for-all it would like to be.
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