Red Wine in the Dark Night (2015)

I wasnt expecting much because it was tagged as a thriller (which I dont watch many) and it wasn't labeled as supernatural or vampire (which I LOVE). But after the first 20 minutes, I was SO happy! The story is original and I didn't see that plot twist coming in the end. The story isn't really confusing but it is weird and at times makes you feel awkward because of the light sex scenes and strange behaviors.

The acting... OMG!! The cast was amazing but the acting was more than I expected of a movie like this. Night is like my new bias. I also love the subtle hints of vampirism that they used with Night like the Dracula haircut and the red eyes which signifies eye dryness (they are not human) or exposure to too much sunlight. Wine was so creepy and psycho it was scary how good he was.

The music was amazing. I really want the soundtrack. One minute there was beautiful, opera-like music and then 5 minutes later, it was eerie, dark and creepy music that made the atmosphere which is what music in movies is supposed to do.

I recommend this SO MUCH if you like vampires, revenge, psychotic behavior, and amnesia in the story (it has it all!). I certainly will watch it in the future when I remember it as being an mind-blowing movie.

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**SPOILERS**

The first thing I watched Fluke in was Until We Meet Again. I did have this image of him as a sweet boy considering his character was one, but from that I know he's an amazing actor. I know UWMA is still somewhat new and good acting doesn't just come instantly ((this movie being years older than that)), but Fluke seems to have always been amazing.

The beginning was interesting. I felt bad for Tee because he couldn't be with Wine, but I didn't after I realized he could've just sucked up the image from society and been with the one he loves. The way Night and Wine met was definitely unique, and something I haven't seen before. However, the instant love connection between the two of them was something I didn't fancy. I get the whole "love at first sight" concept, but c'mon, Wine, he just sucked your leg blood and you just got your heart broken. It kind of seems like a desperate connection to me.

Overall the movie was alright. I think the actors made it better than it was really written, but that's okay. I probably wouldn't watch it again but if you like the cast it's worth watching. I also noticed Mild ((plays in TharnType as Techno)) is also in this which was a nice catch. I think had the movie been longer there was a lot more they could've touched on: like Tee's family trying to find him, or how Boy ended up. Obviously Tee got home and Wine was arrested, but it was unclear whether Boy was dead or alive, whether Tee managed to find him that night too ((since he was released right before Wine went to Boy)), etc... I wasn't too keen on Tee and Wine's relationship either, despite it being mentioned that they've known each other since elementary school. I get the movie isn't about them, but I think it would've been nice to understand why Tee wouldn't admit to being with Wine more if they had added anything more about their relationship.

The ending was something that I'm still kind of confused about. It appears that Night goes to kill himself based on how he put the trash on top of himself so he wouldn't be found ((Im gonna be honest and say at first I thought it was, like, Wine's dead body in the bag or something, but Night's character isn't like that)). Wine is taken away and is put in jail, but I don't understand his ending. He's seen holding the guitar and suddenly Night shows up? I don't know if that was a hallucination or a dream or what, but then they both disappear and it just leaves the guitar. Does that mean Wine died in jail? Or he's just locked away? Based on the crime, technically the charge would only be kidnapping and assault right? That doesn't seem to warrant life in prison or the death penalty. HOWEVER, I'm wondering if the ending shows that both Wine and Night killed themselves? This ending is so up to interpretation that it's almost confusing to me.

My rating for the movie is probably like a 7/10. It's a good story, good characters and good actors, I just think the writing could've been prolonged a little bit. Just given some more detail and I probably would rate it higher. The music and the visuals were all amazing, though. It was well made in that sense.

On a final note, I think there could be a second movie to this. Not about Night and Wine, necessarily, if they both died like people think, but about Boy and Tee. What happens to them after this? What are there mental states? It would be interesting to see a love story between Boy and Tee that rises after the trauma they faced together from the same person.

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