Filmmakers have been
trying to reinvent the vampire movie ever since Bela Lugosi first put on a cape
back in 1931. They made him disco chic (Frank Langella in Dracula), art house
cool (Gary Oldman in Dracula), funny (Leslie Nielsen in Dracula, Dead and
Loving It) and unintentionally funny (Robert Pattinson in the Twilight movies).
Writer/director Scott Leberecht comes up with something almost completely
different in this stylish and creepy film. Zak Kilberg stars as Jacob, a night
watchman with a hunger that no amount of food can satisfy. When he licks the
blood from the package that held the steak he just ate, Jacob finally feels
satiated. Jacob’s growing curiosity and dread to find out what is going on with
his appetites is fascinating to watch, but if you are looking for answers, look
someplace else. The key to Midnight Son is never knowing what the truth is, and
being too enthralled to care.
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