Mjeteconer Just perfect...

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Leofwine_draca A NOCTURNE: NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE is a wannabe intellectual Australian vampire indie production about a vampire couple who spend their nights cruising the city for their latest victims. It's a mood piece throughout with nothing in the way of incident, all scene-setting and no pay-off. The director has a good eye for shooting in real-world locations but with no story, it's a real bore.

Andrew Mengede I pride myself with being able to watch any film, even the ones that people deride as "amateurish", however this is the first film I have genuinely hated.The dialogue is virtually non existent and without a shred of impact. Minor characters wax philosophical (and insensibly), and major characters say nothing and pose moodily with a vengeance around Melbourne.The nu-metal soundtrack is so dated, even Disturbed would roll their eyes in disapproval.The production is awful. This may be a nihilistic film, but there is a difference between a bleak production and a sparse one. This is nothing but jump cuts and landscape shots.There is precisely one evocative segment in this film, I won't describe it because it's the only good bit of the film and discussing it would feel like a spoiler.Overall, don't be fooled by the quote from Nietzsche or the woman playing Chopin on piano. Good philosophical films provoke thought and questions from the viewer, teasing them with messages. This film has precisely nothing to say.

hunk-1 I was unfortunate enough to watch this movie,at the Athens International film festival,at an after hours screening,with the director present. Normally this would be an awesome night,but not today. The movie was so slow-paced that bored you to death and the dialogue was so out there,that even after reading the subtitles I couldn't understand what the characters were trying to say. The story was incoherent to say the least,and secondary characters seem to only pop in to say or do what they have to,without really any explanation why they do it. In terms of production,the movie seems like something you would shoot with your typical mini-DV camera,without any help from a professional. Overall I have to say that for a 70 minute movie,it had me staring at my watch hoping it would end soon enough. Others were not that patient though.In the first 10 minutes of the movie,at least a dozen people had left. Sure,the program for the festival,described it as a "philosophical vampire movie" but I can't really blame them,since the director himself said before the screening that that is how he wants his film to be described.I guess it's a matter of opinions.He says 'philosophical vampire movie" I say BS.

The_horrifying_Dutchman I watched this great, unconventional vampire movie at the 26th Brussels International Film Festival (27 March - 8 April 2008). After having seen numerous typical vampire flicks with all the clichés involved, it was truly refreshing to see one with a different approach - a philosophical approach no less, with references to the work of Nietzsche.Sure, the protagonists X and Z still need to drink blood to survive, but in contrast to most vampires in cinematic history, they have something very human about them. Thus, you easily develop a connection with them. These two souls look more like "different" kind of human beings than like the cold, insensitive creatures that vampires practically always are.X and Z are outsiders who live on the edge, struggling with both their condition and the society they're condemned to being part of. They are portrayed with appropriate modesty by genuine revelation Vanessa de Largie and first-time (!) actor Alex Spears.Although there are scenes in which blood is being shed, the emphasis hasn't been laid on gore, action or cheap thrills. No, it dwells far more on exploring the difficult times the two main characters go through and creating an intense, moody atmosphere.I'm not surprised this movie won three awards at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival, for A Nocturne is truly an impressive piece of craftsmanship. If you are at a festival where it is screened, catch it! This is one not to be missed.