The tag line for the movie states - 'A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight'. A mysterious illness? Really? She's a vampire!! I wasn't quite expecting that from a picture that starts out with a terrorist airplane hijacking and at a certain point turns into a vampire flick. Not that I minded all that much, but it was definitely a strange transition. The woman (Peri Baumeister), traveling with her son Elias (Carl Anton Koch), turns out to be a 'good' vampire, meaning she has empathy for her fellow passengers and takes it to the bad guys on Transatlantic flight #473 from Rome to New York, who have in mind a withering suicide mission on the city. All of that gets waylaid as Najda's (Maumeister) first victim turns vampire after getting bitten, thereby starting a chain reaction eventually resulting in a plane load of rampaging ghouls.
There were a few odd departures from your usual vampire lore in this one. For example, when Nadja's first victim starts to turn, she manages to kill him with a knife to the heart instead of your traditional wooden stake. In another scene, she looks in a mirror to study her face, and she does see the reflection, which to my mind has always been a no-no. But this is not your father's vampire move.
The finale too, dispenses with one's expectations, as Elias, realizing that vampire mania is about to descend on mankind, escapes from authorities after being allowed to disembark from the plane. He's got the kill switch so to speak, a cell phone rigged to blow up the plane with mom aboard. I'd have to say it was pretty noble of the kid, seeing as how he made himself an orphan at the push of a button.
There were a few odd departures from your usual vampire lore in this one. For example, when Nadja's first victim starts to turn, she manages to kill him with a knife to the heart instead of your traditional wooden stake. In another scene, she looks in a mirror to study her face, and she does see the reflection, which to my mind has always been a no-no. But this is not your father's vampire move.
The finale too, dispenses with one's expectations, as Elias, realizing that vampire mania is about to descend on mankind, escapes from authorities after being allowed to disembark from the plane. He's got the kill switch so to speak, a cell phone rigged to blow up the plane with mom aboard. I'd have to say it was pretty noble of the kid, seeing as how he made himself an orphan at the push of a button.