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This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

PERFECT CREATURE is yet ANOTHER film about a future society where vampires co-exist with mankind in their own society. Yes, exactly the same type of themes that have been previously explored in the likes of BLADE, UNDERWORLD, ULTRAVIOLET, and about another zillion films I can think of. Because the setting is so familiar, PERFECT CREATURE really needed a strong storyline to make it stand out from the crowd, but you're not going to get one here.Instead what we have is a predictable action-thriller about the search for a psychotic killer. The villain of the piece is an overacting goon who plans to destroy humankind once and for all by creating a new hybrid (you know, just like in BLADE II, etc.). A human and a vampire must team up to track him down, with the human played by Saffron Burrows (DEEP BLUE SEA) who remains pretty but oddly insubstantial as an actress.As the vampiric antihero, Dougray Scott is a lot better, coming across as really imposing and sinister by underplaying it for all his worth - he's got some of the Japanese 'stone face' going on here. Sadly, the action sequences are all very routine, and the only thing this has going for it is the visual style, which brings a unique version of New Zealand to life in a clever way. At the end of the day, though, PERFECT CREATURE is just too predictable to work.

I don't understand the poor rating this movie has. There is so much crap being made that people seem to love, and when something really good and original comes along people don't care about it. This movie touches on the theme of vampires, but it's not your ordinary vampire movie. It's a vampire movie with a twist. It is set in what looks like a somewhat futuristic "Jack the ripper era London" type of environment. This is beautifully done. Movies that come to mind are Sherlock Holmes, Bram Stokers Dracula and Wolfman. If you like those movies, you should find this movie interesting. You don't have to be a vampire buff to like this movie since it's not really a vampire movie, as much as it is a Sherlock Holmes type of suspense thriller where the murderer just happens to be a vampire. This movie is high-end quality filmmaking. It looks far more expensive than what the budget would suggest. The casting and acting is superb. The cinematography, editing, directing, visual effects...everything is superbly done. The story in this movie is even interesting and could have opened up to a number of sequels if this movie wasn't so poorly received (for reasons I don't understand). Anyone who found Sherlock Holmes interesting are advised to give this movie a chance.

Pro's: Overall storyline was intriguing. From and acting perspective, two actors carried the movie on their shoulders. Movie picked up when I watched via fast forward, which is one of my last ditch efforts to give some value to a movie.Con's: Although storyline was original, wasn't ultimately compelling enough to make me care about the characters. Movie was frustrating at times with actions taken by the characters. Brother Silus may have been the most wimpy, least skilled vampire I've seen written into a movie. Felt like he was unconscious through half the movie always getting beat up, and his skills to protect as a bodyguard need some work.

In a world not unlike ours in the 50's, the human race has been coexisting for three hundred years with a genetically enhanced breed of vampires called The Brotherhood that lead the church and researches. The fragile humans are under an influenza epidemic and shortage of the vaccine has been developed by The Brothers, and the police is struggling against the black market. In this environment, Captain Lilly (Saffron Burrows) is assigned to investigate the murder of a woman in an alley of the local slums, and she finds that the murderer is a Brother. Due to the political issue, the church sends Silus (Dougray Scott) to help her, and he discloses that his brother Edgar (Leo Gregory) was infected a couple of weeks ago and killed other women, but the Brotherhood has covered-up the murders to avoid the return of prejudice against their race. Silus and Lilly succeed to arrest the insane vampire, but when Edgar escapes from the compound, he begins to infect the human race."Perfect Creature" is a surprisingly good, underrated and absolutely original and stylish vampire movie. The acting is great, with an excellent development of the characters and situations; and the plot is dramatic, consistent and well resolved and gives an excellent hook for a sequel. The art direction blends different styles and ages of "our world" prevailing the 50's, and together with the dark and Gothic cinematography, produce a very pleasant and entertaining feature. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Criatura Perfeita" ("Perfect Creature")