I love the sort of B-movie that commits to its idea and takes itself seriously enough to tell a good story. The idea, vampires on a plane, could be high camp, but this film instead tells an engaging and involved story that is still about vampires on a plane but manages to still tell a very human story that grips you from the beginning.
Like most good vampire films, there is a big tragic arc here. When terrorists hijack a plane on route to NYC a widow and mother who is hiding her vampirism is the only one to save the day, until someone gets bit and then there are many blood suckers who don't have as altruistic of intentions as our heroine. The film is gory but never devolves into silliness sticking to its story.
The film even plays with our expectations a bit, including deconstructing some stereotypes about homosexuals and muslims. The film easily could have gone off course a few times but the film makers keep it on track and stick the landing giving us a satisfying adventure with just the right balance of violence and characterization to keep us riveted.
Blood Red Sky
Starring: Peri Baumeister, Dominic Purcell, Kais Setti, Graham McTavish, Alexander Scheer, Carl Anton Koch
Director: Peter Thorwarth
Writers: Stefan Holtz, Peter Thorwarth
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