Vampire's Kiss
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Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings
- Starring: Maria Conchita Alonso, Nicolas Cage
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- Director: Robert Bierman
- Genre(s): Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
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Positive: 2 out of 10
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Negative: 6 out of 10
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70But what truly distinguishes the movie is Cage's performance, which is so off the wall that even if you don't like it you have to watch in awe.
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Playing a sleazeball who has stumbled upon an excellent excuse for his bent, Cage holds the movie together as best he can. More important, he nails down his unique approach to acting, managing to be simultaneously stylized and naturalistic. [7 June 1996, p.66]
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30Cage's over-the-top performance generates little sympathy for the character, so it's tough to be interested in him as his personality disorder worsens.
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Called upon to blend the fey and the fiendish, the usually fine Cage is reduced to acting like some kind of combination of Dudley Moore and John Carradine. Throughout, though, he seems to be enjoying it; I can't imagine why. [2 June 1989, Friday, p.E]
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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