Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Eileen Daly, as Razor Blade Smile's sexy vampire assassin Lilith Silver, sure looks the part: she has long black hair, pale white skin, blood red lips, a butt you could bounce £2 coins off, and cheekbones that are almost as impressive as her cleavage (and boy, is that impressive!). The problem is, whilst she might look like a Gothboy's wet dream, all clad in figure-hugging rubber and sporting a massive pair of fangs, as an actress, she sucks more than her character does (and Lilith does a LOT of sucking!!!).Still, she's in good company: pretty much everyone else in this low-budget horror romp is dreadful as well. Writer/director Jake West clearly isn't concerned too much about decent performances, instead hoping that his deliberately cliché-ridden action sequences, iffy script (replete with camp dialogue and intentionally dreadful one-liners), steamy soft-core sex scenes, and use of cheap gore effects will find help find his feature length debut an audience amongst those who love their films trashy and bloody.Unfortunately, the film just isn't as much fun as West wishes it was: the over-theatricality of the performances, the hip MTV-style editing, the poorly choreographed fights, and the lame humour all become very irritating, very quickly; the gore just isn't outrageous enough; and the script meanders aimlessly until eventually revealing a particularly lame twist ending.On a more positive note, West does display flair with some of his visuals: his opening credits sequence is a stylish take on Maurice Binder's famous Bond titles; his use of the camera is often innovative, with brave use of unusual angles and movement, and sparing use of reasonable CGI; and the guy sure knows how to make the most of his striking star, giving viewers plenty of chances to ogle her shapely body.4.5 out of 10, rounded up to 5 for IMDb.

I remember I desperately wanted to see this one, right after I so much enjoyed Jake West's second film "Evil Aliens" (an insane sci-fi/horror/splatter-fest). This being said, I can say right away that "Razor Blade Smile" isn't that good nor as entertaining. Not by a long shot. But it's got its heart at the right place. We've got sensual vampire chicks in latex outfits. Some soft-core porn flashes. Some lesbian sex. A lot of blood. A few violent shoot-outs. And a few cheap decapitations (and then some...). Jake West just laughs with all the vampire clichés, to such an extend that all we know about them, isn't true at all. I must say that Eileen Daly does a pretty good acting job as Lilith Silver, the sexy bounty hunter/vampire. Her constant off-screen commentary often provides some welcome comic relief, and makes you not take this movie too seriously at all. Sadly, the story isn't up to much, and the conclusion at the end, to me, was a bit disappointing. Also, the sword-fights at the end were even more poorly staged and edited than the ones in Uwe Boll's "Bloodrayne". But then again, "Razor Blade Smile" is a low-budget flick, so it fits the movie. If you decide to watch it, then make sure you keep watching until the end-credits are finished...

Given its obvious low budget, this really isn't bad at all. Some of the acting is a little off key, I saw far too many close-ups of very average plastic fangs and I'd have cut this down to at most 90 minutes. Having said all that though, Eileen Daly is most effective as the leading lady and looks great throughout. The fetish inspired costumes are a treat and probably took up most of that meagre budget. The humour doesn't always work and the simple storyline doesn't help keep one's attention, but this is filmed with considerable style and the very big plus is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. It's not a great film or even a particularly good horror flick but it made me smile now and again and had the lovely Eileen, mostly in but now and again partly out of her stunning costumes. It also delights in its gory sessions and almost convinces in its notion of dying of pleasure.

zooks! How could anyone NOT like this? This is one of my favorite vampyre movies ever and, in my opinion, probably influenced the makers of the video game Bloodrayne... as was said in the earlier review, the lesbian scene is great, and just the whole lighting and tone of this film is surreal and very beautiful. The ending is a real shocker (which I shan't give away) and I just really recommend giving this movie a try. Sure, there IS a cheese factor (let's face it- is there such thing as a vampyre movie that doesn't have a bit of one?) and you can definitely see how fake the fangs are, but I thought this film was great! Try it & see!