Dull and bloodless, Dead & Beautiful is a slick and stupid vampire tale that can't hang with the genre's long history. nataliakeogan's review:
The concept of vampires being dislikable rich elites is far from novel. After centuries of siphoning blood and resources from unsuspecting humans, many vampires acquire immense wealth and status—a symbolic representation of their leech-like feeding method. David Verbeek’s, in contrast, posits what allure vampirism holds for those who already have everything.
A group of friends known as the “Circle,” all children of some of Asia’s richest families, finds themselves increasingly bored with their lavish lives of luxury. In order to introduce some excitement in their existence, each member takes turns crafting an exhilarating surprise experience for the rest of the group. Though they believe there is virtually nothing left for them to explore, Russo-Asian heiress Anastasia opts to take the group on a remote jungle expedition.
Despite hints of complexity—international backgrounds, varied educational pursuits and personal domestic tragedies—the characters are nonetheless rendered into the flattest version of themselves possible. Lulu is meant to carry herself as a terse young woman , but can’t break free of a stifling passionlessness, making her an incredibly difficult character to connect to—a flaw that becomes more pronounced as the film relies more and more on her perspective.
While the actors are uniquely positioned in the realm of modelesque polyglots, their inherent magnetism is critically underutilized. If their palpable intrigue was emphasized as opposed to merely exoticized, they would have carried a greater air of nuance, perhaps instilling the film with a semblance of purpose in turn.
What could have been a cogent critique of the parasitic nature between the uber-wealthy and the labor they exploit is instead an overly muted version of a tale that’s been told a thousand times before. Subdued and visually striking vampire movies have long advanced the subgenre (titles such as
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