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(SPOILER? ALERT) despite thinking the title was just a throwaway line from Game of Thrones character Jaqen H'ghar, this intriguing black and white film pushes all the right cinematography buttons with compelling characters and a savvy soundtrack. promoted as "The first Iranian vampire Western" with all the dialogue in Persian, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night magically transports you to a foreign land for an intoxicating tale that is less a horror story and more of demented love story. some comparisons have been made to Let the Right One In but both films stand on their own, despite having a sympathetic vampire romance at their center.
created by writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour, who is Iranian-American, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night crosses lines that are taboo in Iran, including showing 'physical romantic love' on screen. one of the reasons it was filmed in southern California. with so much focus on being a cool, art house flick, there are very few scary moments as the story unfolds. which is fine, but i'm here for the Halloween season of fright. the only other minor complaint grandpa steve has would be the non-ending ending. traditionally i like my movie endings to resolve the story and wrap everything up. well this movie just said "eh fuck it, we're done here, later". i'm not mad about it, but i feel like i'm still waiting on the next episode. 8 skateboarding vampire chicks with impeccable taste in music out of 10.
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