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Paul Andrews Night Junkies is set in London where thirteen prostitutes have been brutally murdered & a killer is on the loose, against this backdrop of fear lap dancer Ruby Stone (Katia Winter) works in a strip club. While walking home one morning she meets a guy named Vincent Monroe (Giles Alderson) & she ends up going back to his flat & having sex with him. Unfortunately for Ruby Vincent happens to be a Vampire addicted to human blood & one bite from him infects her with the addiction. Afterwards not much else happens actually as Ruby has to come to terms with what she has become...This British production was written, executive produced & directed Lawrence Pearce & I thought it was total crap to put it bluntly. As usual for these low budget pieces of crap the IMDb comments section seem to be overrun with users proclaiming it to be the best film ever & handing out 9 & 10 out of 10 star ratings which always make me wonder whether we have seen the same film or whether these users have other agenda's for trying to big certain films up. Anyway I throughly believe that if you were to take 100 random people off the street & showed them Night Junkies the majority of them would struggle to get through it & there certainly wouldn't be many 9 or 10 out of 10's handed out. For those who claim Night Junkies is original & a fresh take on the Vampire genre obviously haven't watched films like George A. Romero's modern take on Vampire lore Martin (1977) which was made three decades before Night Junkies & just about any Vampire film ever made deals with a central romance between a Vampire & a woman he falls for that goes right back to Bram Stoker's original Dracula novel while the whole 'hidden knife in the tip of a shoe' is ripped-off from the James Bond flick From Russia with Love (1963) & that was made nearly forty five years ago. I suppose that the makers have tried to make Night Junkies relevant in todays society & as it's title suggests it portrays the Vampires in this the same as drug addicts which is where the term 'junkie' actually comes from. From moralising about leaving dead bodies for people to find & making the comparison between drug addicts leaving their syringes lying around to the process of going Cold Turkey to dealing with the Vampire issue in a very cold & clinical way constantly making reference to real life drug addicts. The plot sucks, the dialogue is forgettable (although there's a nice little speech on farts) there's some crap about a killer Vampire that ends in a duller than dull climax & there's a fair bit of romance as Vincent & Ruby try to support each other & fall for each other & the pace is very slow with little going on to maintain ones interest, well mine anyway.The start of the film is alright as it's set amongst the seedy London world of strip clubs & prostitution but this is all but abandoned by the half way mark at which point Night Junkies becomes an absolute bore & I personally started to read my newspaper listening to the soundtrack & occasionally peeking at the screen to follow what was going on & I still felt bored. There's no gore or special effects to speak of, there's a bit of fake blood but that's it. The Vampires don't have fangs & Night Junkies presents them as real people just with an addiction for blood which begs the question why don't they feed on animal blood? At least then they wouldn't have to kill anyone. There's some nudity during the first half but that really can't save it.According to the IMDb this had a budget of about £405,000 which isn't as low budget as one might think, that's nearly half a million quid which is a lot make no mistake & considering that there's no special effects, no star names or action & a small cast I am not overly impressed. The cast of no-one I have ever heard of before make no impact & are fairly poor.Night Junkies is a film that bored me to tears, I thought it was a basic boring piece of crap the only interest being the London red light district it sets itself in during the first half. A boring 100 odd minutes that you can live without seeing.

rubyjuno It is very disappointing that the IMDb reviews are ruined by people involved with a film posting 10/10 ratings and reviews that are so obviously false. Just about all the reviews/ratings for this film appear to be of that type.My review is independent and unbiased. My son asked me what the film was like after I had watched it and I replied "mediocre", which is exactly what it is. The actor playing the lead character (Vincent) was miscast - he looked the part, but his delivery was far too wooden. The other actors were okay I guess, but none of the characters made me care about what happened. The basic plot outline - modern day Jack the Ripper meets Vampires/Junkies - had promise, but it was not developed well enough. In the end it was one of those films that you watch and forget about. I have seen much worse, but I cannot recommend it to anyone.I will say there there were aspects of the film that suggest Lawrence Pearce has potential. However, he has a lot of learning to do, and would probably benefit from a screenwriter. With help, experience and a suitable leading actor, he may yet make a film that earns good reviews from more than just his family and friends.

turnerlara As a puritanical fan of cinema and the concept of vampires, I have felt woefully let down by the spate of vampire flicks in recent years. The low budget ones especially have been cringe worthy. And then Lawrence Pearce comes along with his debut feature to restore my faith. It goes to show what someone with talent and vision can do on a true shoestring of a budget.Night Junkies banishes the supernatural and elitist aspects that are always tied to the vampire genre, and gone too is the un-relatable overly brooding protagonist. Pearce's vampires are junkies in the truest sense of the term, and it is certainly a much more disturbing context, particularly with a view to the more than psychotic character: these are just people, albeit with a very unusual addiction. It creates a vulnerability in the characters that is endearing, and allows for the humanising moral debate within the vampires on who they feed on, or even if they could bring themselves to do it at all, giving them fantastic depth instead of emotional flat-lining.Neither the sex nor the violence are at all gratuitous – although it is certainly shocking in places. Misogyny is not a keyword for this movie, but sexy certainly is. While most vampire movies flirt with the idea of eroticism, this film puts out. And the key thing to it is that it is never out of place, you never think that it is there for audience titillation; it flows smoothly with the plot, as it should.The Tarantino references are well earned, and like all good Tarantino movies, this movie has plenty of lines to quote. The script is fantastic in fact; the dialogue is never over fussy or disjointed. And as with any script, the delivery can make or break it. Despite the general rule that low budget equals less than second-rate acting, this film refuses to conform. The acting is far superior to other low budget movies in the genre, divine in places I would go so far to say. And while the plot is certainly dark, it is never gloomy, there is a humour to it that us horror fans particularly enjoy, especially when it is done so well so as not to detract from the mood or to create moments where it becomes a parody.I think one of the biggest joys of this movie is that it doesn't just appeal to a singular demographic or type of movie fan: it isn't limited to the enjoyment of the die-hard vampire or horror movie buff. It is enjoyable on both those levels, of course, but also for the drama and thriller audience this would hold a thrall. In fact the romance that unravels between Ruby and Vincent is truly captivating; it is a real romance, not the numb emotionally stunted whim so often portrayed in films of the genre that Pearce has managed to give the kiss of life. In short, seeing this film almost makes you feel that you have seen a number as it fills the need that each of the genres of horror, drama, thriller and romance fill – you finish it feeling satiated in the best sense of the word.I can't wait to see what will come next from this director, and I can only hope and pray for another instalment in this world he has created so expertly.

Luke Have you ever wanted to just sit down and watch a great vampire film? Yea well if you are looking for one you won't find one until you go way back to probably Near Dark. I am always hesitant when it comes to watching vampire films. Especially low budget vampire flicks. I have seen so many failed attempts at the sub genre that I really gave up on it. But Lawrence Pearce has come to the rescue with what I feel is the best Vampire flick I have seen since Near Dark hit the screen in 1987.Night Junkies begins in a seedy strip joint in London where prostitution is heavily endorsed. Unfortunately its hottest ticket in town, Ruby, is not going for it. So her "pimps" are trying their best to make her "rethink" her situation. While Ruby is constantly under stress on the other side of town is Vincent. A low key guy with a nasty addiction, blood. He only appears at night and if he doesn't get his fix every night you don't want to be near the guy. Slowly you begin to see he is not the only one with this need to feed. Slowly Pearce brings you into Vincents world and shows you what life is like for a vampire on the streets of the seedy underbelly of London.Before we know it Ruby and Vincent have a chance encounter at a café and they strike up a conversation. What was supposed to be a one night stand turns into a complete disaster when things head south.. WAY south. No one is safe as Ruby's pimps want her back and working. Vincent soon realizes that he has to do something and fast.Night Junkies at the very core is a love story told against the wonderful backdrop of London. What is best about this film is that you could completely take away the vampire slant and just inject any kind of drug into the story and it would play perfectly. But with the horror slant it works fantastic for us horror fans. Not only is this movie pretty violent but it also has a healthy dose of T&A from the lovely Lauren Adams. This woman is truly a goddess and I hope she pursues her career further because I would love to see much more of her in the future. Her role in this particular film was much to small.I would not be surprised if we saw this movie play with the After Dark Horrorfest '07. It was brilliantly crafted and handled very well on a meager budget. Its not as low budget as some movies we review on this site but this movie was made for less then what some Hollywood movies use for catering. But the best thing is it doesn't show. Night Junkies could play in a theater near you and you wouldn't know the difference between it and the million dollar trash that Hollywood will pump out.To every single fan that has been dying for a great vampire flick, the wait is over. Lawrence Pearce has delivered a fantastic take on the vampire affliction that truly rocks. With its amazing locations, fantastic performances and not to mention a great looking cast this is one flick you don't want to miss out on.