Good start, but then it gets ruined

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

How can anybody find humor in this film? His secretary's brother stabs him with a wooden stake made from a crate slat. (It is bloody. Movie ends.) Nicolas Cage plays Peter Loew, a disturbed literary agent who has no life. He works all day and does disco clubs and drugs at night. He bullies his secretary and scares her to death about a stupid old file. He screws anything in sight. One night he takes home beautiful Rachel. Sure, she is a neck biter but is she a real vampire? Does she return time and again to feast on his blood or is he just slowly going insane and imagining it? Probably. He drifts in and out of 3 distinct "accents". This appears to be bad acting, but it is really to show all 3 sides of his "Jekyll and Hyde" personality. He believes he is becoming a vampire, wears dark glasses and avoids sunlight. It turns into a real horror movie when he buys plastic vampire teeth and bites someone to death at the disco. "Rachel" (Jennifer Beals) appears in the movie several times but is probably all in his mind. Quite campy at the end when he does a bad imitation of a hunched-over madman and has a full conversation with two people that aren't even there. (His psychiatrist and "Sharon".) Nickolas Cage gives a tour-de-force performance, but I still hate this movie. Until it builds up to the murder, parts of it just drag on. It's a psychotic thriller with nasty swearing and modest nudity. (Jennifer wears very little clothing.) Was it drug use or a brain tumor? We are not given the reason for his dementia. Neither Peter nor Jennifer turn into vampires. It should have been titled "This Movie Sucks".

Wow..All I have to say is wow, pure Cage gold. I never ever ever take Nick Cage seriously so that might be why I enjoyed this movie so much, but he really needs to only be in movies like this once every 4-5 years as to not let us get used to it. Seriously Cage has been doing it all wrong all these years and needs to learn from his 1988 self. I am convinced that nobody could have performed in this role better.I love the campy 80's vibe and music and clothing, but that's only the beginning of the entertainment. Cage essentially plays the same general character as Christian Bale in American Psycho (which was inspired by this movie FYI, look at the Trivia section) - a fairly well-off businessman who is slowly losing his mind. That is literally the whole plot. Again why this movie is solid gold.This is not a vampire movie. It took me almost the entirety of the movie to realize that fact, and some people who gave it poor ratings probably didn't come to that realization. Cage is dissatisfied with his lifestyle of going out and sleeping with different women every night, so he just cracks. That is what Cage does best. This movie has some of my favorite Cage-isms that I didn't know were in this movie. 1. Nicholas Cage creepy face meme 2. "Well, I was really horny at the time." 3. "Am I getting through to you, Alva?" 4. "A! B! C! D! E! F! G!...etc" 5. The famous "I'm a Vampire! I'm a Vampire!"I could literally write about this movie all day, it excites me way too much. It is just so ridiculous but maintains its composure and brilliance in doing so. Get through the opening 30 minutes or so and prepare for a Cage experience that you'd never expect.Also what the f kind of accent does he have?

I thought it was an avg. run of the mil Vampire movie and the only reason I even watched was because of the memes that are been floating on the internet, but instead it turned out to be a dark comedy juxtaposed with a metaphorical satire on relationship especially one night stands, I mean that is what i inferred I am sure many would agree and disagree with me but that is the beauty of this movie you can interpret it according to your perception and the way you perceive things to me this movie was primarily about how a man loses his mind and eventually his life to drugs he started using to cope with the stress of the work and to escape the mundane life he is living, Nicolas Cage gave an epic performance,Ignore the ratings its the most misunderstood movie ever.

There has never quite been a film like Vampire's Kiss, and there has not even been an imitator since. It is an absurd, hilarious semi- spoof of all things horror, whilst also being a surreal and powerful delve into the damaged psych of horrid human being. I honestly feel I need to break this down in pieces.The elephant in the room is Nick Cage. His performance is excellent, but takes getting used to. He is hilariously over the top, moving like Max Schrek on Caffine pills. He talks in a petulant and whiny 'vaguely British' voice, also leading to some really goofy line readings. However despite this camp factor, there is depth here. Cage is also believable here, he stays perfectly true to the character throughout and forms a unique identity that can only be found here. It reminds me of Christian Bale in 'American Psycho', which is fitting as Bale based his performance off this film. One aspect I will bring up often here is thee film's re-watch value, suffice to say that Cage's performance changes and shifts upon numerous viewings.Next is the direction. It showcases some great shots of New York, almost making it feel alive. The cinematography highlights the striking architecture and uneven lighting of the city, almost showing it to be a real life translation of classic horror settings. However it also shows the clinical detachment of such a large city, and the Yuppie culture that has grown from it. The other performances match this films dual nature also, taking classic horror roles at times, and being typical Yuppie's at others.Night and Day, Gothic and Modern, Deep and Funny, Dark and Light. This film performs an entirely unique juggling act that has never been matched since. Both a homage to classic horror tales, and a deconstruction of the 80's Yuppie lifestyle.