Jimmy (Michael Coon) is a serial killer, and his trademark is that he
drains his victims off their blood. But he isn't a bad person per se, he
just does it for his girlfriend Rachel (Brittney Saylor), whom he loves
very much, but who has recently been kidnapped by a vampire's minions to
be held in a dungeon for feeding purposes. Jimmy has freed her though, but
too late to keep her from turning into a vampire, and now he has to feed
her to keep her from turning into a blood thirsty monster. But Rachel
needs more blood every day. Scott (Kenneth R. Root) and his daughter
Jody (Lucy Turner) were saved from a serial killer (Rob Miles) by
Catherine (April Jennings), a "true" vampire (procreated by two
vampires) rather than a turned one, but she makes them her consorts. Catherine's
caretaker Jack (Nick Faust) becomes Scott and Jody's mentor and tries to
introduce them into their new life and responsibilities. But Jack also has
another task, to track down a rogue vampire, Rachel, as she has escaped
from Catherine's dungeon, and is now a threat to society and the secrecy
of vampires alike. Thing is, Jack is so tired of being the caretaker of
Catherine - oh not because he's fed up with her, quite the contrary, he
just wants to have a quiet and normal life, preferably with Maggie (P.J.
Woodside), the waitress of his favourite diner he has long fallen in love
with and vice versa. Thing is, Rachel's father has hired a trio of
vampire hunters (Joe Estevez, Steve Hudgins, Jessica Dockrey) to get her
back at any which cost, and when Rachel and Jimmy find themselves on the
run, they unwittingly step onto a few too many toes ... Vampire
movies are a dime a dozen these days, but The Caretakers really
brings some interesting aspects to the genre, and does manage to tell a
very complex, multi-layered story on a budget. What makes the movie so
special is that it doesn't distinguish between good or bad, right or
wrong, but shows all characters as victims of circumstances - even
über-vampire Catherine has traces of good in her, everyone just vying for
a better life ... which ultimately just leads to disaster for most. And
these broken characters are brought to life rather nicely by a great
ensemble cast, and a well-structured script and direction focusing on the
characters rather than spectacle make this a very unusual and entirely
enjoyable genre film. Do also find more information about
caretakers here:
www.bigbitingpigproductions.com
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