Oct 091992
 
four reels

A lonely vampire (Anne Parillaud) uses mafia gangsters as her food, but accidentally allows one (Robert Loggia) to rise as a vampire himself. Soon he is creating a new kind of “made-man” and she is working with an unstable cop (Anthony LaPaglia) to stop this new threat.

Quick Review: This greatly underappreciated horror comedy is John Landis’s superior companion piece to An American Werewolf In London. The mood is the same, with humor (often coming from mutilated walking corpses) mixing with action and horror. Innocent Blood adds sex to the equation, and it’s a welcome addition. Maria explains that it’s blood and sex that she wants, and as she states it totally nude, I’m ready to believe her. Anne Parillaud combines lust and innocence in a very appealing package. So few vampire movies manage to capture the sensuality inherent in the sub-genre and settle for cheap gore, and when one finally does, I’m willing to cut it a lot of slack (by ignoring the stiff performance of Anthony LaPaglia). Most of the supporting actors are first rate, particularly Robert Loggia who manages all the violent energy needed of a gangster with some very funny moves. There’s something here for gore fans and nudity fans, all served with a joke.

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