Perfect Creature

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Perfect Creature

R

2006

1h 28m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Fantasy

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Sci-Fi

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In an alternate universe, vampires known as The Brothers have been helping humans fight disease for 300 years. In the 1960s, peace between the two groups is threatened when a strong flu decimates the human population. Brother Silas (Dougray Scott) is sent to investigate the disease, along with human police officer Lilly (Saffron Burrows), who despises his kind. Together, they realize that a rogue vampire, Brother Edgar (Leo Gregory), is trying to destroy mankind with a new virus.

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

09/09/2007

3/5

the unique vision of this alternate reality was strangely compelling

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

07/04/2007

61/100

Hits the wall with a thud, coming up well short of its potential and only appealing to vampire movie aficionados looking for something slightly different.

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Dread Central

06/02/2007

3/5

I could imagine it will gain some kind of cult status because it mixes just enough new ideas with familiar treadings to set itself apart.

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nick s

@Nick_S Jan 30

The best feature of this movie was the cinematography. The acting wasn't too bad, although the actors were chewing over every sentence and it didn't feel particularly natural. The story... well, kind of lost me at vampire baby. I think it's too well understood that vampires are undead so it's really ignoring the genre rules.

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Bruce M

@BruceMc Nov 3

Awfully boring and boringly awful. Silly steampunk vampire movie with a bad script and poor acting. Even at 86 minutes it's still too long.

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Sharon H

@RT57848362 07/03/2024

I watch and rewatch this movie. Scott was fine as heck back in the day! Watching it again on the 4th. Added it to my classic Holiday movies list. Other than Scott...I loved the plot. The costumes were incredible. World-building en pointe. The steampunk kept me enthralled. Acting was top-notch. Just perfect for me.

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05/31/2019

in one scene shes yelling out for him and the next he's like "where is she!?"

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02/07/2019

This simply isn't good enough to take itself as seriously as it does. Bit dull.

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06/03/2016

Though Leo Gregory as the villain of the piece gives the best performance I've seen from him since Green Street Hooligans, the true star of Perfect Creature is the world itself. Though I'm not sure why they bothered to make the setting an "Alternate reality 1960's" since it looks nothing like the 1960's (far earlier) and even if it did, the alternative universe thing would explain that enough. Still, weird decision aside, the land Writer/Direct Glen Standring has crafted for his narrative to live in, is far and away the best part of the movie. There's some great style choices too, which readily compliment the setting. Unfortunately, where Perfect Creature falls in its story. Not only are the events that unfold extraordinarily convoluted and yet still somehow underdeveloped, a large chunk of said story is outright uninteresting. That all said, there is enough backing Perfect Creature for me to come out of it with a recommendation, even if by the slimmest of margins.

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Synopsis

In an alternate universe, vampires known as The Brothers have been helping humans fight disease for 300 years. In the 1960s, peace between the two groups is threatened when a strong flu decimates the human population. Brother Silas (Dougray Scott) is sent to investigate the disease, along with human police officer Lilly (Saffron Burrows), who despises his kind. Together, they realize that a rogue vampire, Brother Edgar (Leo Gregory), is trying to destroy mankind with a new virus.

Director: Glenn Standring
Producer: Michael Cowan, Russel Fischer, Jason Piette, Tim Sanders, Haneet Vaswani
Screenwriter: Glenn Standring
Production Co: Sensible Films, Movision, New Zealand Film Commission, Spice Factory
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 18, 2012
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS

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