(one of my favorites even though it's not really something i'd say i like)
The first time I saw "Vampire's Kiss" I didn't know what to think...DID Nicolas Cage's character get bitten by a vampire or did he suffer a psychotic break from reality? In some scenes he's talking to a vamp (played by Jennifer Beals) and other times he's talking to nothing but air.
Cage (as Peter Loew) has this very odd way of talking in the movie...an affectation of sorts that isn't as put-on as it sounds the more he descends into madness. As annoying as his character can be at times, you can't help but be fascinated by his craziness and his intense need to believe what he thinks is (or what may actually be) happening to him.
Jennifer Beals does the best she can with a rather limited role, but when she IS on screen, she is strangely seductive and convincingly vampiric. The great thing about films like "Vampire's Kiss" is that it's up to the viewer to decide what's happening. And while I could be totally wrong, I think Rachel (Beals) is not a vampire, but the amazingly attractive woman who is completely out of Peter's league and whose rejection of him at a party one night sends him into a tailspin.
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