Addicted To Murder 2

The Movie

"New York City is one of the prime breeding grounds for the vampire, a creature that is very selective in whom it chooses to bestow the gift of eternal life. Among the candidates are the twenty-something Tricia, who desires to experience any life but her own; Jonathan, a young vampire with an attitude problem; and, of course, a few serial killer types like Joel Winter, who search for something beyond their psychopathic lives. But there's one problem. A rogue vampire is turning people who aren't worthy of "the Gift" and it's up to Angie to find her sister and put an end to these creatures with the tainted blood. "

• Directed by Kevin J. Lindenmuth
• Writing credits: Kevin J. Lindenmuth
• Produced by Kevin J. Lindenmuth
• Cast (in credits order)
  Sasha Graham as Angie
  Mick McCleery as Joel Winter
  Sarah K. Lippmann as Tricia
  Ted Grayson as Jonathan
  Robbi Firestone as Jackie
  Cloud Michaels as Karen
  Joe Moretti as The Hunter
  Kevin McKernon as Otis
  Santo Marotta as Victim #1
  Susan Little as Victim #2
  Bobbi Ashton as Hitchhiker
  Scooter McCrae as Caulfield
  Tom Calovito as Doctor
  John Serpe as Blind Date #1
  Carl Marchese as Date #2
  Gary Joseph as Mechanic
  R.M. Hoopes as Drunk Father
  Grant Kramer as Victim
  Tom Nondorf as The Crazy Vampire Guy
  Ted V. Mikels as Jonas Collins, The Vampire Expert
  Joel D. Wynkoop as Hess
  Laura McLauchlin as Rachel
  
  

• Original Music by Alucarda

• Cinematography by Kevin J. Lindenmuth

• Edited by Kevin J. Lindenmuth

• Second Unit Directors: Gabriel Campisi, Tim Ritter
  

Review

AtM2 has three parallel strands; Sarah K. Lippman is marvellous as Tricia, the new recruit trying to find her way; Joel (Mike McCleery) meanders through the movie trying to find himself, while randomly killing as he goes along, as you do. And Angie (Sasha Graham) plays power games with them all, while seeing the big picture, and applying a hit man whenever appropriate.

Sounds good; and if it had a better director - one who could balance those threads - and a better editor, preferably one who had some basic editing skills, then we could probably forgive the fuzzy sound, and ropey camerawork. And the dire special effects.

But when the director stops the plot to feature a 'vampire expert' telling us innaccurate vampire trivia, then it's hard to keep up the imagination to the necessary level.