Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara meets lonely Noel, who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor befriends Frank and tells him their lethal secret—they were born 200 years ago and survive on human blood. As knowledge of their secret spreads, their past catches up on them with deathly consequences.
Jordan is no stranger to the yearnings of vampires. He directed Interview With the Vampire. But Byzantium is a kinder, gentler yet pretty durn bloody affair.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
12 Jul 2013
fresh:
Go ahead, bite.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
12 Jul 2013
rotten:
A drama that feels both strenuously earnest and impossible to take seriously.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
12 Jul 2013
fresh:
Byzantium has a few moves that might surprise you. They have nothing to do with blood, but everything to do with the heart.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
11 Jul 2013
rotten:
A confusing yet eye-pleasing tale that struggles to breathe new life into the well-worn mythology.