Eternal (2004)

Pretty Good

good back-story, and good acting

Absolutely the worst movie.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Honestly, this movie had such beautiful actors and actresses. They are actually, generally quite talented. There are a couple of exceptions like some bit parts, but generally pretty good.The BEST part of the movie was the camera work. Fantastic shots of Montreal, a mansion, Venice and more. Scenes that could have been done in simple, affordable locations were instead done with extravagant, gorgeous vistas. From the Italian countryside to a great view overlooking Montreal to lavish mansions and palaces.It lacked some details to fill some smaller plot holes but blockbuster films have faired far worse. In conclusion, this film is just sexy. More than just physically sexy, but in the views, the actresses, the intrigue of the characters. There is subtlety that carries itself through out the movie and motifs that fade away only to return to play a role later.All in all, the best erotic thriller I have yet viewed. As a thriller on its own, still pretty good.

To find a good horror movie, you need to go through ten crappy ones. This is one of those ten.A fashion world horror, one of those with a bunch of six-foot tall models with 10 grams of meat on them. This is an overly long Countess Bathory film with an (anti-)hero cop who is not only immoral but even dumb. Half-way through the film we wonder why he's not doing anything to solve the mystery. Meanwhile, he is being framed, and screwed over by Bathory. We also never get an explanation why he doesn't tell his cop friends about her, especially after he becomes a suspect. But I did say he was dumb.. But why dumb? Immoral and dumb? What's the point of that?...

In Montreal, the wife of detective Raymond Pope (Conrad Pla) is killed in a sexual encounter with the mysterious and wealthy Elizabeth Kane (Caroline Néron). Pope investigates the disappearance of his wife, and finds a hint in an Internet site where she used the codename Wildcat and in her journal. When he meets the sexy and lesbian Elizabeth, his life turns upside-down and he is accused of murder of his lover Nancy and the babysitter of his son, Lisa. Pope follows and chases Elizabeth to Venice, where he discloses that she is actually the infamous Elizabeth Bathory, a.k.a. Countess Dracula."Eternal" is a very underrated vampire movie. This erotic story has a wonderful cinematography and locations, and a good cast, highlighting Conrad Pla and the gorgeous Caroline Néron. The vampires in this story do not have trouble with crucifixes, are reflected in the mirror, can enter in an apartment without invitation, die when stabbed, but I liked a lot this film. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Eterno" ("Eternal")

For a "sexy" movie this features almost no nudity (one pair of smallish breasts) and all the characters are weirdos. It's all a bit dull and though some of the travelogue footage of buildings and interiors is nice actual dialog scenes fluctuate from shot to shot with grain and video scan lines showing up and distracting you from fairly mediocre dialog. Oh, and for a movie that's supposed to be sexy really none of the male or female characters are very attractive or sexy. The filmmakers have seen Eyes Wide Shut too many times as is obvious from the costumes and masks and perhps the sluggish pacing. This is also a movie where every character must be a multimillionaire due to the cars and houses they all live in. The film is loaded with product type of shots and never convinces you of being in a real world or any kind.The best thing in the movie is Conrad Pla as the detective, he's funny and makes his character more engaging than should be possible given that he's really basically a "shit" character for reasons I won't give away.Acting overall is uneven and has the feel of a lot of Canadians and Europeans pretending to be American--which is pretty much the case. There is no character to really relate to so it's all kind of a den of sin, but it's pretty slow moving and obvious. Each, new twist you will see coming and the story is really straight forward and protracted. The film doesn't really know how to get from scene to scene and momentary confusion as to where you are and what is going on is the only excitement it generates.Music is by "Mysterious Art" which is not bad, but may give a hint and the pretensions of those involved. Blood letting, like the nudity, is pretty sparse and totally mundane.A dull no fangs vampire film sparked by Conrad Pla's ability. If you're too sleepy to hit eject or fast forward and get it on a two for one day you won't be disappointed, but there are so many other films with this same plot.