I’ve never hidden the fact that I have a thing for vampires, particularly of the female persuasion. When I came across We Are the Night on Netflix, I decided to add it to my queue. Here was a movie about vampires with three attractive women on the cover. Add to this that it was available streaming and it was just a matter of time before I got around to watching it.
The story goes that Louise, Charlotte and Nora are the three female vampires you see in Netflix’s image. One night, Lena stumbles upon a rave that they’re throwing. Louise sees Lena and knows that Lena is the one that she’s been looking for. Louise turns Lena first chance she gets. This makes Lena a little nervous. To have some random woman bite you is strange. It’s not like she has many people to turn to, though. She’s out on parole and doesn’t really want to make waves. So, she goes to sleep and wakes up to discover that she has no reflection.
So, she goes back to try and find Louise. Louise lets her in on their history. The three women rock and roll all day and party every night. Being undead, they can do whatever they want. Coke? Won’t kill you. Sex? You won’t catch anything. In fact, the movie starts with Louise, Charlotte and Nora killing everyone on a plane and jumping out the airlock. That pretty much sets the tone for the movie.
You don’t necessarily see a lot of killing or sex. Much of it is implied. This isn’t to say that it’s not an interesting movie. Louise & Co. don’t turn men. They feel that men are arrogant pigs and any male tendency is only amplified by being a vampire, making them a pain to have around. So, yeah. It’s all about four vampire women having as much fun as they want. They steal sports cars. They bribe a security guard to let them into a high-end store. They do drugs without any regard for consequences.
This does draw the attention of the police. Lena is sold to a pimp, expecting her to feed off him. It doesn’t go as planned and they have to kill him and torch the evidence. The problem is that they leave a living witness, who reports the incident to the police. The police are able to piece everything together and find the four vampires. They have a plan to leave town quickly, but it‘s not enough. The police have them surrounded. Will they escape or is it the end for the vampires?
One thing that gets me about vampire movies is that they always tend to use a few clichés. I’ll admit that I expected this coming in to the movie, but I always feel compelled to bring these up. The most obvious is the use of mirrors. Yes, I understand that we need a way for someone to either identify themselves or someone else as a vampire and the easiest way to do this is to look in a mirror. It’s easy and effective. Still, I could never figure out what it was about a mirror that prevented a vampire from being seen indirectly. You can see them. They cast a shadow. This means that they should also have a reflection.
Bursting into flames in sunlight is another one. At least this one can be explained as an Achilles’ heel. You’re given all of these neat powers like quick regeneration and super strength. There has to be a down side. I guess combustibility isn’t that hard to believe. Sunlight is pretty powerful and there does seem to be some variation on this. (For example, vampires might only be hurt by sunlight or can use sunscreen.) It also gives the vampires an obstacle. Then again, the main reason I watched this movie was to see four beautiful female vampires. Vampire movies end up being horror or soft porn, depending on the male-to-female ratio.
I also got it streaming, so I can forgive a few inconsistencies. Yes, the constant partying and increasing body count do catch up with them. I do find it odd, though, that they were so careless suddenly. Lena is the new addition. The others have been around long enough to start counting age in centuries. They should have learned to better control their impulses.
Overall, it was definitely one of the better movies that Netflix has available to watch online. If you have Netflix, I’d recommend checking it out.
We Are The Night – IFC Entertainment - IFC Films
We Are The Night - Official Trailer [HD]
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