Drawing Blood
Directed by: Sergio Lapel
1999
Released by: Troma
This 1999 release tells the story of Diana, a vampire-cum-artist who uses the blood of her victims to paint their final portraits. Her partner, Edmond, no longer approves of her actions and only 2 days before her art gallery opening decides to leave the fold. You see, Edmond has been supplying our bloodsucker with her "models" and he thinks it's time to stop the killing. Diana thinks otherwise. Diana hangs the threat of vampirism above Ed's head and up until now he's been, if not willing, at least a competent servant - but no more. Ed has had it and eventually enlists the aid of his friends and father to help do the fang-toothed bitch in.
From what I can tell "Drawing Blood" is the one and only time Sergio Lapel has found his way behind the camera to direct a film and it's unfortunate too. Lapel displays an astute eye for the art of movie making as well as some damned good comedic timing. The credit sequence is every bit as stylish as David Fincher ("Se7en," "Fight Club") and much of the black humor is as spot-on as John Waters ("Serial Mom," "Pink Flamingos"). Of course this ultra-low budget exploiter is far from perfect as it bounces haphazardly from art house horror film to trashy comedy to erotic thriller, but overall, Lapel's directorial debut does fairly well. It's uneven as hell, but a good time just the same.
This Troma Triple B-Header release contains 2 other features; "Blood Spell" and "Alien Blood". The extra features include; Deleted scenes, blooper reels, trailers, an intro by Lloyd Kaufman and more.
By: Christopher Curry
Posted by MK Magazine