![]() ![]() You are being born into a new existence’. Not something that could be misconstrued as a cheap teen shocker with blood baths and lines like: ‘The moment of death is ecstatic. ![]() Moreover, if a 15-rated film is to have suicide, razor blade, drug and eating disorder themes, it ought to be a sensible, well-balanced drama. Written and directed by Mary Harron, who doubled up on Christian Bale’s American Psycho (2000), the first grim sign is the 82-minute running time – the cinematic equivalent of an “economy” sausage with no meat and as potent a warning as The Great Gatsby topping out at 143 minutes. ![]() ![]() You won’t be surprised then to hear one of the characters echoing your own thoughts that it all “feels like a bad dream”. Based on a decade-old novel by US writer Rachel Klein, this is a darker, boarding school alternative to Twilight.Īnd, instead of CGI wolves and the like, there are some dodgy moths fluttering around amid fears that a classmate could be a vampire. ![]()
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