Habit

1995

Drama / Horror / Romance

8
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 2291 2.3K

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Plot summary

It's autumn in New York. Sam has broken up with his girlfriend and his father has recently died. World-weary and sloppy drunk, he finds temporary solace in the arms of Anna, a mysterious vampire who draws him away from his friends and into a web of addiction and madness.

Director

Larry Fessenden Photo
Larry Fessenden

Top cast

Larry Fessenden Photo
Larry Fessenden as Sam
Kelly Reichardt Photo
Kelly Reichardt as Partygirl on Phone
Michael Buscemi Photo
Michael Buscemi as Liza's Friend Dave
John Mondin Photo
John Mondin as Guy at Festival
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
1.01 GB
1280*958
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 52 min
Seeds 16
2.08 GB
1444*1080
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 52 min
Seeds 40

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by chas77 7 / 10

Incredible despite it's zero-budget

I was pleasantly surprised by how good this film was despite it's serious lack of budget. The film follows the trail of an alcoholic restaurant manager, emotionally distraught over the recent death of his Hemingway-esque father and a break up with a girlfriend. He succumbs to an innocent-looking yet mysterious woman at a party and his "downward spiral" begins. There are a few flaws I saw in this movie, namely that if one is going for the "is this real or all in his head?" angle perhaps more should have been developed for the vampire girl. Was she really a vampire or wasn't she? It seems fairly obvious in some scenes that she was but it could be argued that the lead character's shaky hold on sanity made him imagine some of this. A tighter script could have helped. Good sex scenes, which one rarely finds in a horror film, and some better-than-average acting make this film really enjoyable despite some of the script's flaws.
Reviewed by capkronos 5 / 10

So-so low-budget NYC vampire drama.

New York restaurant owner Sam (Larry Fessenden) meets the sexy, mysterious, short haired Anna at a Halloween party and falls head over heels in lust over her. He dumps his bland girlfriend and proposes a relationship, but eventually discovers that Anna's strange, kinky behavior (like blood cravings and never eating, smoking, drinking or going out in daylight) is actually attributed to the fact that she's a vampire.Good use is made out of various NYC locations, the unknown actors are decent, the songs are good and the script (by the director) is well written. Fessenden, who is missing a front tooth, is also a refreshingly anti-Hollywood type of leading man. He also served as editor and did the sound for this respectable, but often bland, effort, which played several film festivals, including Sundance.
Reviewed by JohnSeal 7 / 10

The best vampire film in a long time

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