Nicolas Cage is an interesting actor, but this is not one of his finest moments, or rather, he's the only interesting aspect of an otherwise forgettable movie--interesting because his performance is so over-the-top. The film is neither "stylish," nor "erotic," nor funny (well, the fake teeth scene is funny for a while). The plot is ludicrous and disjointed and the film can't seem to decide it it wants to be comedy, horror, or drama. This isn't a conventional vampire film in any sense of the word, aside from the silly bat at the beginning of the movie and Jennifer Beals as a "real" vampire (the character Rachel). Since Cage's character is in therapy and obviously quite disturbed, one of the underlying plot threads is that his behavior is really the result of a paranoid mind--that is, he is not, nor has he ever been, a vampire. Oh well. Fortunately Cage went on to make some interesting films with better direction and comprehensible plots.
Even though I do like vampire films as a genre, this was one of the worst I've seen.
Even though I do like vampire films as a genre, this was one of the worst I've seen.