Movies like Perfect Creature are why I do this.I had no idea what it was about, all I knew, thanks to netflix's tags, was that it was a vampire movie.
In fact, I wasn't sure about it, so I'd put off watching it a couple of days after receiving the dvd.
I wish I'd watched it sooner.
It's set in an alternate world where vampires are the Brotherhood, a religious/scientific order, living integrated into human society. It's a dieselpunk world where cars share the streets with horse drawn carriages, with zeppelins in the sky.
Silas is a Brother tasked to track down his biological brother, Edgar, also a Brother, who has gone on a killing spree endangering the relationship between the Brothers and humans. Lily is a police officer investigating thee killings as well.
Like Underworld: Rise of the Lycans was an excellent use of vampires in the Fantasy genre, Perfect Creature crosses the lines between sci-fi and serial killer thriller. Visually, it's like some sort of film noir, set in a neverwhen reminiscent of the rock and roll fable Streets of Fire.
Perfect Creature is an unexpected genre bending treat, a nice diversion from the cliches of the tradition.
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