It's 1950s in rural America. 8 year old Seth Dove plays a prank exploding a frog on his reclusive English neighbor Dolphin Blue. His mother forces him to go apologize to her. His father tells him about vampires. Dolphin tells the boy that she is 200 years old. His friend Eben disappears. He warns his other friend Kim and both break into Dolphin's home. He finds Eben's body in the well. His father was once caught by Sheriff Ticker kissing a 17 year old boy. After being threatened with an investigation, his father sets himself on fire. His older brother Cameron (Viggo Mortensen) returns from the military. Cameron starts to get involved with Dolphin despite Seth warning him that she's a vampire. There is also a group of ominous men in a black Cadillac.
I see this more as a surreal horror. It's not necessarily related to anything close to reality. I like the black color scheme and the overtly unreal style. I like Seth's warped understanding of vampires and angels. The big thing that doesn't make sense is his understanding of the men in the car. I don't know why he doesn't tell the sheriff about them. I don't know what he means when he says "No, not yet". Does he want to take a ride in the future? I just don't know what the men in the black car mean to him. It doesn't seem like it's well thought out. Some of the dialog can also be written better. The movie has an interesting look but the writing can be better.
I see this more as a surreal horror. It's not necessarily related to anything close to reality. I like the black color scheme and the overtly unreal style. I like Seth's warped understanding of vampires and angels. The big thing that doesn't make sense is his understanding of the men in the car. I don't know why he doesn't tell the sheriff about them. I don't know what he means when he says "No, not yet". Does he want to take a ride in the future? I just don't know what the men in the black car mean to him. It doesn't seem like it's well thought out. Some of the dialog can also be written better. The movie has an interesting look but the writing can be better.