Starring: Kate Hudson, Ryan Reynolds
Synopsis: True love at first light is the heart wrenching tale of an aging, but beautiful, vampire (Esephine) that falls in love with a young, equally attractive, human male (Roger). Roger is a intern at a down-town hospital and the movie follows their relationship as they try to work around the vast differences in each other’s societies. Esephine cannot venture out into the day and normally considers Roger prime meat. Roger is naturally fearful of Vampire society and is morbidly afraid of the dark. On top of this is the natural disdain each society holds for the other. Whilst it may sound like one Roger and Esephine’s tale is not a Shakespearean remake.

With such a dichotomy of personalities one wonders how they ever met. The story opens with them just after starting their relationship and already madly in love with each other. As the story progresses we watch them overcome each issue that presents itself (never easily) but they continue to try and make it work. Occasionally past issues arise and the audience gets to see how they meet. Ever present is the tension that each society, both human an vampire, brings to bear against their unholy union.

In the end they find a magical balance in their lives. At night Esephine watches over Roger and he finds solace in her protection. Each morning Roger gets up before dawn and they spend a few precious moments together before he heads to work. Esephine sleeps during the day and at dusk she arises as Roger returns home carrying blood from the hospital.

“A movie where the entire third act is shot either at dawn or dusk? At first I thought of it as a challenge, then a chore, then a nightmare from which I could never wake up (my circadian rhythms being all out of whack)” Pete Styles - Cinematographer.

“Ratchets the poignancy up to eleven!” - A bad critic.

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