Vampires

‘They’re not scary, sexy or trendy. They’re just Belgium.’ With a tagline like that, who could resist a movie like this? The good news is that this mock-documentary, directed by Vincent Lannoo, is more than just a clever marketing campaign. It follows a film crew as it tries to capture the everyday — make that every night – life of a vampire family in Belgium. The fact that this is the third crew invited in to film the vampire community – and that the first two were accidentally eaten by their interview subjects – pretty much sets the tone for the movie. Lannoo doesn’t spare the audience when it comes to the gore factor of the film, but it’s hard to be scared or grossed out when you’re laughing so hard as you start to get to know the vampires, from the ever droll Georges (Carlo Ferrante) to his rebellious teenage daughter Grace (Fleur Lise Heuet) who dreams of one dying ‘just like a human.’ Vampires is not only the perfect antidote to all that Twilight nonsense out there in the world, but good enough to stand on its own as a vampire movie classic.