Review of Vampire's Kiss - Great Halloween Movie

Vampire's Kiss is about Peter Loew, who is a bit of a big wig at a publishing house by day, womanizer extraordinaire by night. He's seeing a shrink to try to figure out why he is the way he is. Things get interesting when Peter picks up a chick at a club who just happens to bite him on the neck during the throws of passion.

Nicolas Cage (City of Angels, Raising Arizona) is Peter Loew, one amazingly messed up guy. He thinks he's a vampire. When his teeth just refuse to grow the fangs, he goes and buys a pair of plastic ones. That was one of the funniest scenes ever in movie history! Cage has always been an awesome actor. He's not necessarily good looking, but he has such a presence, and underlying sexuality. He really gets into his roles and plays them to the hilt. This was his fourth movie so he was still experimenting a bit back in 1987 (it was released 2 years later) and in this one he tries on a bit of a continental voice that just tends to irk. That's the only annoying quality though. Top notch as usual.

Jennifer Beals (Flashdance, Fear of Flying) is Rachel, the chick that bit Peter. After the bite we see her quite a bit controlling his life... I won't go any farther with that for fear of giving too much away. Beals is ok. Sorta pretty, but she's not the sex goddess vampyric type in my eyes. She did not do bad though, and there was a chemistry between her and Cage that makes up for the rest.

Maria Conchita Alonso (Moscow on the Hudson, Colors) is the poor put-upon Alva, secretary to Peter. The abuse this gal takes from her boss is unreal... I'da shot him and been done with it! Alonso is a very good actress. Believable in the extreme. She comes across with just the right mixture of fear & loathing, and throws in a dash of hopefulness that things will change.

Elizabeth Ashley (Shoot the Moon, Dragnet) is Peter's shrink, Dr. Glaser. I particularly liked the fantasy sequence where she got to laugh at him... how many times did I want to bust out laughing at a client? Sue me, I'm human. Ashley does a fine job mixing just the right amount of concern for her client with a bit of curiosity and sterness at times. She was a good choice to put as anchor to Cage's madness.