Release Date : Jun 28, 2013 Limited
Genre Movie :Drama,Art House & International,Mystery & Suspense,Science Fiction & Fantasy
Actors :Saoirse Ronan,Gemma Arterton,Jonny Lee Miller,Sam Riley,Caleb Landry JonesMpaa Rating : R
Plot Story : BYZANTIUM is director Neil Jordan's (Interview with the Vampire, The Crying Game) sexy and stylish fantasy thriller about mother and daughter vampires dealing with the pitfalls of eternal life. Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara (Gemma Arterton) meets lonely Noel (Daniel Mays), who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan, Hanna, Atonement) befriends Frank (Caleb Landry Jones) and tells him their lethal secret: They were born 200 years ago and survive on human blood. As knowledge of their secret spreads, their past catches up on them with deathly consequence. Also starring Sam Riley and Jonny Lee Miller. (c) IFC
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TagLine Byzantium Irresistible. Immoral. Immortal.Visitor Ranting and Critics For Byzantium
Critics Ranting For Byzantium : 6.2Critics Percentage For Byzantium : 61 %
User Ranting Movie Byzantium :
User Count Like for Byzantium : 3,313
Review For Movie Byzantium
The best thing in the movie is Arterton's sultry, claw-baring turn, but mostly it's a rudderless riff on Let the Right One In.Owen Gleiberman-Entertainment Weekly
It's not perfect, but when it works, Byzantium towers above all of the romantic vampire slobber we've been getting lately.
Rex Reed-New York Observer
Jordan's poetic sensibilities more than make up for any flaws.
Keith Uhlich-Time Out New York
Byzantium, like all good vampire stories, is a romance, and Jordan opens himself up to its atmospheric lushness.
Stephanie Zacharek-Village Voice
A lethargic and uninspired take that aims to be something different, but ultimately isn't.
Dennis Harvey-Variety
Neil Jordan interviews a whole new set of vampires but draws precious little blood.
David Rooney-Hollywood Reporter
Contemporary cinema has featured a fair share of young, attractive vampires in recent years, but Neil Jordan's "Byzantium" stands out for exploring that subject with a mixture of intelligence and gravitas.
Eric Kohn-indieWIRE
Byzantium is a smaller and more intimate companion piece to Jordan's own cinematic supernatural lore, one that is well worth a visit for fans of the vampire mythology.
JimmyO-JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Despite an intriguing premise (mother and daughter vampires struggling to survive) the film lacks a consistent tone and misses a real dramatic tension, which is surprising given the subject matter.
Mark Adams-Screen International
The story's nothing new, but the film is still vivid, lurid, sexy and seedy
Roger Moore-McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Neil Jordan's curiously revisionist addition to the cult of the undead category.
Susan Granger-SSG Syndicate
Some "vampire stuff" you've seen before, a few new ideas that work, two great performances, and a lot of skilled veterans behind the camera.
Scott Weinberg-FEARnet
There's good work in here but the climax sadly lacks the emotive punch it's looking for.
Martin Roberts-Fan The Fire
It's enough to make Stephenie Meyer's ovaries implode.
Ed Whitfield-The Ooh Tray
A tangle of genre conventions and wayward plotting starts to blunt the film's thematic point.
Michael Leader-Film4
Another artfully dull take on vampire lore, one that rather self-consciously tries to outclass Twilight and its ilk, yet still completely fails to be in any way seductive.
Alistair Harkness-Scotsman
A haunting, touching and visually sublime reinvention of undead mythology.
Alan Jones-Radio Times
Byzantium is a complex film that combines a traditional gothic horror story (though not one that sticks to traditional vampire law), social history and a realistic account of dealing with authentic physical distress.
Philip French-Observer [UK]
A slightly frustrating picture: full of brilliant things, but hampered with at least three split personalities.
Donald Clarke-Irish Times
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