Midnight Son (2011)

Midnight Son: Directed by Scott Leberecht. With Zak Kilberg, Maya Parish, Jo D. Jonz, Larry Cedar. Forced by a disease to drink human blood, Jacob must control his violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders.

“MIDNIGHT SON is an ultra low budget obscurity about a mild-mannered young man, hanging out on the streets of Los Angeles at night, who comes to discover that his rare skin condition (he burns in sunlight) is actually vampirism. The film follows two separate paths, following the guyu0026#39;s coming to terms with his real nature alongside his developing romance with an equally damaged drug addict.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor a really low budget film set within an overworked sub-genre, MIDNIGHT SON is a surprisingly decent little movie. It helps that the script is smart and literate, but itu0026#39;s the likable actors who really make you pay attention to this one. Zak Kilberg is fine and sympathetic as the newly fledged vampire while Maya Parish is heartbreaking as the object of his affections.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlthough romance plays a big part in MIDNIGHT SON, the story is so dark and brooding that I didnu0026#39;t mind. This is much, much better than the big budget nonsense of TWILIGHT, filled as it was with silly scenes and bad acting; MIDNIGHT SON is much more realistic and downbeat. I particularly liked the evocative soundtrack, full of held notes and distorted sounds which add to the sense of growing unease.”