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I feel like every time I read or write a movie review, so much of the ratings are based on expectations. It's hard not to allow preconceived ideas get in the way of an accurate assessment. Needless to say, I found this little film on TUBI, and went in with very low expectations. I assumed I would shut it off ten or fifteen minutes in and flip around until I found something is already seen a million times. I was wrong.

I will say, upon seeing Joe for the first time, as visions of Tommy Wiseau danced through my head, I almost turned it off right then, but I didn't.

A gritty and less romanticized view of vampire life, I felt like even the barflys, pimps, and prostitutes were convincing and the dialogue in those parts was well written.

If you're coming in expecting Oscar worthy performances, you're in the wrong place, and while the movie is maybe 15-20 minutes long, with a few extra kill scenes and a somewhat meaningless subplot leading to the films resolution, I was honestly interested in the characters and where they would go. While one main character got a decent end, the other ends up, sort of, open ended which was disappointing. Overall though, it was a nice little find for a Friday night.

This is really bad, had to turn it off! Bad acting, poor cinematography and the musical score will drive you crazy! If you make it through the total boredom of the entire 116 minutes of this so called Vampire movie, you are guaranteed to set your own self on fire at the end! No honest person will rate this film above a 4/10! Now that the REAL REVIEWS are coming in, you can clearly see that I was right about the 4/10.....Skip this one!

First of all, any 10 star review for this is an obvious shill, those people should be barred from posting reviews.

This movie is 90% dialog. Some of the dialog is OK, some is super dopey, especially during the drinking scenes. The plot itself is idiotic, both overall and the details. Like that a cold blooded vampire could hide their body temperature by rubbing a couple of hand warmers on themselves for 10 seconds. Or that they could leave multiple bodies all over town and walk around bloody and not get noticed. This obviously cheaply made indie film has decent editing, lighting, sound and acting, but that alone does not make it something worth spending time on. There are 1000s of better TV shows and movies out there, skip this one.

There have been plenty of adaptations of the vampire film genre over the years. It is probably the most enduring of all horror themes.

Blood from Stone is a new contemporary take on Vampires and actually covers an area that has always intrigued me, how would anyone cope with the mental stresses of living that long, and how do you adapt in a world where it isn't easy to hide yourself away anymore. Blood from Stone drops you into the middle of a relationship breakup between two vampires Jure and Darya, the struggle of one to move on with their life and the other on a completely self destructive path to oblivion with alcohol and drugs at the loss of the relationship. The twist I love here is that to get drunk and high Jure has to feed on people who are in that state. The movie follows his unravelling life and the way for all the vampire characters living within modern confines whilst trying to subdue their natural urges to hunt never allows them to truly style in life.

The acting throughout is right on point throughout, Vanja Kapetanovic is a man mountain with grace and poise, who conveys a road weariness and philosophical side when in conversation with his pray before sinking his teeth in their neck. There are scenes where this add a real sense of tension and dread. The action conveys his centuries of killing experience as he just nonchalantly dispatches groups of pray. Counterbalance this performance with Gabriella Toth who plays Darya who seems to be the eternally conflicted addict trying to change her life only for her ex to keep turning a drawing her back into the habits she is running from. As things roll on Jure's sister Viktoria arrives in town to sort him out and guide him back on a better path, yet she is also drawn back into hunting, but as they say 'What happens in Vegas....'

There are a number of really memorable scenes in the movie, particularly a cab ride and a night out in a remote bar. The cinematography in the film is superb, the make-up and effects are first class, there's a great soundtrack and to be honest when the movie finishes I couldn't believe it was almost 2 hours long.

If you like a vampire movie with a bite more depth then I would recommend Blood From Stone.

This is a different type of vampire movie. It's not Twilight, Underworld, or Christopher Lee's Dracula films. If you are expecting a more traditional vampire story with vampire hunters, then this film is not for you. With that said, I found it to be an interesting take on the vampire genre.

SPOILERS

The story is set in modern times with a western vibe, indie feel. The vampire Joe is stuck trying to adapt to the modern times. It was interesting to see a story about a vampire who finds his long life no longer has meaning or purpose for him.

He chases his ex-woman vampire who no longer desires to be in a relationship with him. His ex tries to live a normal life as much as she can including having a job in a casino. However, every time Joe reappears in her life, Darya's life becomes chaotic, and she struggles to hide her identity. It was amusing to see Joe become a Uber-type driver that he used as a ruse to hunt his victims. Fed up with Joe's destructive behavior and fearful his crimes will expose her; his ex pulls the vampire family intervention card for help with his destructive stalker behavior.

He reminisces when the world was new and life simple that made it easier for his kind to exist. He envies humans who find purpose in their short lives before they die one day. From the beginning of the film, I kept thinking Jure or "Joe" want to be discovered and killed. His preoccupation with finding his life's purpose and fantasizing about his death were sad. The film suggests that vampires who could not adapt like his mother and father were doomed to be total recluses or homicidal maniacs. Some parts of Joe's musing reminded of me of the character Louis in Anne Rice's novel "Interview with the Vampire." Overall, I found the film enjoyable and interesting.

Exciting movie from the beginning till the end in a performance of great actors and actresses. It kept me on my toes,could never predict what the next action might be. Loved the unusual story line and the romance too,I even got emotional by the end which was a bonus as I wouldn't expect it whilst watching a horror movie. I'd also love to see the origins of how Nicko and Joe have met in the past.