Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

The intriguing, almost watchbait title of Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person immediately grabs attention. The film itself blends the poetry of Let the Right One In, the aesthetics of What We Do in the Shadows, and the existentialism of Only Lovers Left Alive. However, it doesn’t bring anything particularly unique to the table and ends up feeling like a watered-down version of its thematic predecessors. It’s not a bad film, but I think I’ve had my fill of vampire stories, and this one just didn’t captivate me. The standout was Sara Montpetit as Sasha, who reminded me of a young Winona Ryder – but beyond that, it didn’t leave much of an impression. (10/13/2023)

A vampire Addams Family? An endearing comedy about a kind young vampiress who doesn’t want to kill anyone and an emo boy who doesn’t want to live. And they fall in love with each other. A slow film with the dark colors of night, but also with gentle perception of the central characters’ feelings and refreshing humorous interludes. Humanist Vampire is by no means groundbreaking, but it is an enjoyable film that is definitely more meaningful than the pseudo-artsy A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night about a similar young vampiress.  [Sitges Film Festival] (10/15/2023)

A low-key relationship comedy about vampires that doesn't try to tackle any deeper ideas and themes like other, earlier similarly-themed films, but is still inherently fine. (10/21/2023)