Near Dark

"Seductively lensed, sparely scripted and superbly performed, this does away with Gothic nonsense to offer a modern take on the undead myth."

"Bigelow's artful handling of the magic and menace of the night is hauntingly apparent."

"High-powered but pared down, slick but spare, this is a tale that introduces the unearthly into the banality of rural American existence."

"You might call this the scattershot school of film making."

"Bigelow has cross-bred vampire legends, westerns and biker movies to arrive at a combination that's both outrageous and poetic..."

"Near Dark has filmmaking finesse to spare, but puts its dank characters on display rather than cadging sympathy for them."

"This is on the whole a striking directorial debut, at once scary and erotic, with lots of sidelong touches in the casting, direction, and script."

"An auspicious solo directing debut from Kathryn Bigelow, Near Dark combines such diverse genres as horror, western, crime, and romance into what may be the first vampire road movie."

"A full-blooded vampire movie which gives the well-worn mythology a much-needed transfusion"

"Near Dark provides further proof that horror can quit the B-grade closet but still deliver the chills and thrills to satisfy."