I feel like every time I read or write a movie review, so much of the ratings are based on expectations. It's hard not to allow preconceived ideas get in the way of an accurate assessment. Needless to say, I found this little film on TUBI, and went in with very low expectations. I assumed I would shut it off ten or fifteen minutes in and flip around until I found something is already seen a million times. I was wrong.

I will say, upon seeing Joe for the first time, as visions of Tommy Wiseau danced through my head, I almost turned it off right then, but I didn't.

A gritty and less romanticized view of vampire life, I felt like even the barflys, pimps, and prostitutes were convincing and the dialogue in those parts was well written.

If you're coming in expecting Oscar worthy performances, you're in the wrong place, and while the movie is maybe 15-20 minutes long, with a few extra kill scenes and a somewhat meaningless subplot leading to the films resolution, I was honestly interested in the characters and where they would go. While one main character got a decent end, the other ends up, sort of, open ended which was disappointing. Overall though, it was a nice little find for a Friday night.