Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

The vampire movie genre is one of the oldest in cinema. It has evolved a lot since Nosferatu (1922) and Dracula (1931). In recent years, the genre has presented a lot of examples of the erotic thriller or drama. With "Kiss of the Damned", director Xan Cassavetes, in her feature film debut, delivers a beautiful, atmospheric example of this, depicting the lives of a community of vampires in Connecticut. Deliciously shot by Tobias Datum, it has all the aesthetics you could ask for. It is well worth your time if you've any interest in the genre.

A-Z Horror Movie of the Day..."Kiss of the Damned" (R - 2012 - US)Sub-Genre: Vampire/RomanceMy Score: 6.6Cast=5 Acting=7 Plot=6 Ending=7 Story=8 Scare=4 Jump=4 F/X=8 Vampire=9 Romance=9The vampire Djuna resists the advances of Paolo, but soon gives in to their passion. When her trouble-making sister unexpectedly comes to visit, Djuna's love is threatened, and the whole vampire community becomes endangered.This slow burn was a good vampire movie!! It has a solid love story and is very sensual...oh and there are vampires, too. It's not the scary, Jump horror that you might want...but the cinematography was really underrated. "I would have done anything to be with you. However insane"...it's almost as if Nicholas Sparks wrote a vampire movie.  No I wouldn't do that to my fellow horror movie fans...this is well worth a look!

I'm confused why the rating on this is so low. The plot is good, the acting is good, the vampires are good. I believe anyone who loves Vampire movies would love this movie. It has everything I like in a Vampire movie. Sort of a love story, violence, good ending, good plot line, and the Vampires are realistic (well, as vampires go).I wish I could find more movies like this one. I'm running out of Vampire movies. The Twilight Series is OK, but this movie is the kind of Vampire movie I like. It has a good mix of a love story mixed with Vampire violence. It's not one or the other. Enjoy! It's a lot better than the IMDb rating it has...trust me.Jim W

Kiss of the Damned is among on of my favorite vampire movies because the acting was so good. Roxane Mesquida is the perfect vampire because she is wickedly funny, beautiful and witty. They other actors were very good too and funny. I hope to see other movies with Roxane Mesquida where she has a similar role. While the storyline was a bit dry at time, the actors really made this movie good! In addition to Mesquida, I thought that Michael Rapaport also did a good job acting as did Joséphine de La Baume. Even if you aren't into vampire movies, I think this movie has broad appeal and can be enjoyed by all age groups.