Razor Blade Smile (1998)
A 19th century woman, who has become one of the undead, acts as a hired killer in modern times. When she starts knocking off part of the elite businessmen, "The Illuminati", who secretly are taking over business and the government, she becomes the target of a hired Scotland Yard detective. Of course, the head of "The Illuminati" is the vampire who first gave her immortality
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Great Film overall
It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
Given its obvious low budget, this really isn't bad at all. Some of the acting is a little off key, I saw far too many close-ups of very average plastic fangs and I'd have cut this down to at most 90 minutes. Having said all that though, Eileen Daly is most effective as the leading lady and looks great throughout. The fetish inspired costumes are a treat and probably took up most of that meagre budget. The humour doesn't always work and the simple storyline doesn't help keep one's attention, but this is filmed with considerable style and the very big plus is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. It's not a great film or even a particularly good horror flick but it made me smile now and again and had the lovely Eileen, mostly in but now and again partly out of her stunning costumes. It also delights in its gory sessions and almost convinces in its notion of dying of pleasure.
Yes ! That's what the available funding for this movie was.The production team begged and borrowed the extra stuff needed to complete.Fortunately MANGA stepped in to help fund post production.So for the princely sum that a female pop star would spend on knickers for the year what do we get? Probably the best "indie" Horror movie that Britain has produced in the last 20 years.Granted some of the special effects were a bit basic,but no more so than a Jean Rolin or even a Hammer offering.Eileen Daly and Christopher Adamson are totally the right people for the lead roles and completely believable.Daly's character Lilith Silver does however have a forced or laboured Fanella Fielding voice that seems a little wrong,however it is more appropriate to a 19th century Lady than Miss Daly's normal Chelsea girl sound (that's a complete Air Head for the Yanks).However without a doubt she plays one of the best Vampires there has ever been.Next to Christopher Adamson he really puts the Teeth in vampire.The film starts off in the 19th century being narrated by Lilith who explains we know f**k all about vampires.The film then through an excellent story (more credit to Jake West) charts her life into modern times,no pausing along the way for either war or historic events.Just a straight blend (after her first kill) into the modern age and her hit-woman and night clubbing "goth" life style.Giving an insight into what a vampire really is.Whilst out witting the law. Blood/Sex and Violence there's plenty of it but for some reason it doesn't seem to be as over done as the high budget films. What you do get is a brilliant,well written story with a new slant on the vampire life that Anne Rice would have been proud to have penned.Complete with a nice little twist ending.Making it unlike anything you'll have seen before.
I really loved razor blade smile it is one of my favourite art-house movies it was played really well in fact I actually believe if vampires existed they indeed would become an assassin I really enjoy art-house and vampire movies so this was in my taste thank you for making such an excellent movie lilithsilver was my favourite character in this movie and I think she played the part excellently the whole plot was designed without flaw I would love to know how exactly how the writer came up with such a genius story there will never be a vampire movie quite as believable and influential there was not a thing I dident believe about this movie and I would recommend this movie for any true vampire lovers so thank you again for making such a great movie.sincerely yours Levi
I truly enjoyed this British stab at the vampire genre. The budget is non existent but the script is well written and the concepts are original. It's probably best no to consider the acting for too long but the film is certainly a cut above the norm...