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Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

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THE GODFATHER meets Dracula! This film from director John Landis starts off promisingly: the first half of this film is great, with lots of in-jokes and overacting from Robert Loggia, playing a leading Mafioso. The idea of vampire mobsters is interesting, and played for laughs for the most part with strong effect. I didn't care much for the lead, Anne Parillaud, who begins the film naked and removes her clothes numerous times during the long running length, perhaps this is a desperate attention grabber.There's some kinky sex involving handcuffs and lots of references to over movies for horror fans, such as the films Dracula and THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS playing on TVs. It's entertaining, but doesn't go beyond face value. With this and AN American WEREWOLF IN London, it seems like Landis loves making easy viewing horror films for horror fans. Watch out for a hilarious scene where Loggia begins to dissolve in the sunlight, without realising what's happening. There's also a lot of swearing in this film which may be off-putting to some although it ties in with the gangster genre well enough.One thing this film really does have going for it are the special effects. The main ones are the glowing eyes, which are effectively shocking the first few times we see them. The best effect in the film is the disintegration of one of the vampires in the sunlight. His flesh burns apart, his arm comes off, and finally his neck bursts open spraying blood and his head dissolves. Quite shocking really, I was surprised this film got a 15 certificate rating here in Britain. Overall, the film feels a lot like a pre-runner to FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, and I'm surprised that nobody seems to remember it these days as it's one of the most fun vampire films of the 1990s.

Joey Gennaro (Anthony LaPaglia) is a new henchman for mob boss Salvatore 'The Shark' Macelli (Robert Loggia). Sal is a ruthless killer. Joey turns out to be an undercover cop working under U.S. Attorney Sinclair (Angela Bassett). Marie (Anne Parillaud) is a vampire with a moral code. She only kills the criminal class and she finishes her food meaning she decapitates them before they turn. Tony (Chazz Palminteri) vouched for Joey but he gets eaten by Marie. Her next target is Sal but she doesn't finish before she gets shot and chased away. Sal is reborn and Marie needs help to bring him down.I really like the premise of a gangster vampire. I would have preferred a dark intense horror. Director John Landis brings a lighter touch which detracts from the intensity. There is plenty of blood but it's not that grotesque. LaPaglia does great mobster acting but this movie could use another type of action hero. The premise is great but the execution is less than thrilling.

Innocent Blood (1992) ** (out of 4) Director John Landis once again mixes comedy and horror and the end result is Marie (Anne Parillaud), a female vampire who just happens to have a craving for Italian men, which might work well for her since there's a Mafia battle going on. As more and more made men turn up drained of blood, a detective (Anthony LaPaglia) begins to think that it might be the work of the supernatural. INNOCENT BLOOD can only been seen in one way and that's a major disappointment. Those hoping to see another classic like AN American Werewolf IN London are going to be especially disappointed because we know that the director is capable of doing something special with this type material but the material itself is the real killer here. As you watch this movie you really can't help but get frustrated because there are so many interesting ideas that could have worked into a good movie but it seems like they were working off a first draft screenplay and one that needed a lot of re-writes. The stuff dealing with the Mafia men turning into vampires could have been interesting but nothing is done with it. The entire erotic side of Marie would have made for a much better movie than what we ended up getting. There are so many scenes in this film that just seem flat but with a little work they could have been something better. Landis perfectly nails the erotic side of things but a lot of this is due to the beautiful Parillaud constantly taking her clothes off. The horror elements aren't all that memorable, although the death scenes deserve some credit for how much blood there is. Everything with the mob is just downright silly. The film at least offers up a wide range of familiar faces including Robert Loggia, Chazz Palminteri, Marshall Bell, Angela Bassett, Luis Guzman, Don Rickles, Tom Savini as well as some directors like Sam Raimi, Dario Argento and Frank Oz. And yeah, Forrest J. Ackerman is also on hand. INNOCENT BLOOD should have been so much more entertaining but sadly it's just a forgettable waste of time.

I love this movie. Watched it over and over again on cable until I could get the DVD. It's fun although the first killing is little more blood than I am used to. I love some of the scenes that you know aren't possible if you live in Pittsburgh such as coming out of the Liberty Tubes and being in Monroeville. I know people that would love that commute. Or jumping off the Courthouse roof in downtown and ending up at St. Peter's on the Northside on their lawn. Robert Loggia is perfect as the Sallie and this is where I first fell in love Anthony LaPaglia. Best line is in the beginning where Marie looks at the newspaper and says she's going to "eat Italian tonight."