Taken shot for shot, "The Hunger" is one of the most gorgeous movies ever made. Meticulous attention was given to individual images. But unfortunately someone forgot that all of these pretty pictures need to add up to a coherent story. Instead, the end result is mostly baffling.
I don't understand the vampire rules in this one. Why do all of Catherine Deneuve's vampire husbands die, but she doesn't? And why does she then arbitrarily die at the end and leave Susan Sarandon to continue her legacy? Can there only be one hot, immortal, female vampire alive at a time? And what do the monkeys have to do with anything? And was anyone else surprised at how little David Bowie is actually in this movie?
Is it possible I'm overthinking this film? I'm not going to say "no." But this film is frustratingly opaque, partially I think by design, but also partially because it's not made well.
Grade: C.
I don't understand the vampire rules in this one. Why do all of Catherine Deneuve's vampire husbands die, but she doesn't? And why does she then arbitrarily die at the end and leave Susan Sarandon to continue her legacy? Can there only be one hot, immortal, female vampire alive at a time? And what do the monkeys have to do with anything? And was anyone else surprised at how little David Bowie is actually in this movie?
Is it possible I'm overthinking this film? I'm not going to say "no." But this film is frustratingly opaque, partially I think by design, but also partially because it's not made well.
Grade: C.