UnderworldRocks I really want to like this film, I really do. But I can't.What's not to like? A vampire film with Scott Speedman! plus a title similar to that of the TV series The Vampire Diaries, and a poster showing the face of a mysterious female vampire and promises of an interesting story.Sadly, this pathetic film is simply not my cup of tea.The acting on Rebecca's part is awful, awful, awful... Her hysterical cries over Lucy's body are laughable... Hahahaha! How come? Because the story is not touching or intriguing at all. If you want the audience to feel the pain and grief the characters feel, you have to set up the stage first by giving us a story that will really make us feel involved and care for those characters. Instead, what the audience get is simply a story of a bunch of female juveniles doing drugs and talking about sex... That's why when Rebecca loses her bestie, Lucy, demanding audience like myself don't give a damn.Scott Speedman! Yes! He's the main reason I was attracted to this film. He did the role Michael Corvin in the Underworld series really well, and I look forward to seeing him return as Michael Corvin in Underworld 5. He does the role Mr. Davies in this film pretty well. His handsome face radiates with emotions...Ernessa was a character well done. Pity, she was taken out too easily. I thought there could be an epic battle somewhere towards the end, but then suddenly Ernessa was burnt and the film was over.Rebecca was an extremely annoying and irritating character, and I just hoped Ernessa could torture this lame girl to death slowly because that is what that awful awful awful Rebecca deserves.When I look at Rebecca's face on the poster, I only feel the sense of repulsion.

harvey-williams7 I watched this thinking it was a spoof of another film but it took itself seriously which made it extremely difficult to watch. It was meant to be a thriller or horror movie but we ended up laughing at the terrible dialogue and hilariously plot and continuity. I have enjoyed the other films by this director but this film was plain dumb and terrible. It is not worth watching at all and I do not recommend it at all. It deserves the 1 star I have given it and if I could rate lower I would. DO NOT WATCH THIS FILM. It deserves it's terrible ratings. Poorly acted and must have been low budget. Characterization changed completely and not in a good way

Vickie Ramage I read a lot of teen books but not The Moth Diaries, going in to the movie I had no idea where it was heading. Admittedly I was expecting a little more Single White Female and was surprised when the supernatural elements started appearing.I'm not sure Lily Cole was a good fit for this role. I love her and she was great St Trinian's but in this she came across as kind of awkward, mainly because she was head taller than everyone else. I could also swear everyone called her Vanessa throughout the movie...I left the movie feeling that there weren't any supernatural elements at all and that Rebecca had just finally cracked and needed mental help. That's just my personal opinion and I think the movie wanted me to believe Rebecca's story, despite the numerous weird hallucinations. And what was with that library scene near the end? Overall, a fairly decent movie to watch if you're bored but I didn't feel like it went anywhere.

kevin-1272 I randomly selected and streamed this film last night on Netflix, enjoyed it, and checked today to see what others were saying about it. I was surprised to find harsh words about the film, and they made me wonder why people would react this way to a well-made story like this. The cinematography is lovely. The music is so well suited that it plays unnoticed beneath the visuals – never clashing with the emotional content of the scenes. The sound editing is top notch. The young actors are all excellent. Set design is spot on for the story. No dialog is wasted. Etc. etc.So what was the problem? My personal reaction was quite good. When it started, I expected a bad film – another sappy story about girls at school. In fact, the only scene I didn't care for was the girls "partying" in their rooms. Such a cliché rendering. But the rest was endearing. The film seduced me, drawing me in further and further as I watched. It's not revolutionary, to be sure, but why does every film have to be revolutionary? We don't hold music to that type of criteria. "Oh, another blues song. That's been done…"Harron's achievement here is in the mood of this piece. I see people complaining about the connecting scenes, and I think about how much they must hate a film like Upstream Color or Tree of Life or Melancholia (though those films are rated quite a bit higher). The Moth Diaries is not like those films because it has a much more grounded story. Why are people down on this film? My best guess is that the negative reactions this film received are indicative of the altered nature of film itself. The Moth Diaries takes a different tack than contemporary blockbusters. It's not The Conjuring (a great horror film), which twists every few minutes and keeps throwing shocks at you, making you squirm in your seat. But it's not intended to be. It's not a shock piece. It is a mood piece, and Harron does a beautiful job of establishing a consistent mood throughout, a mood that captures appropriate emotional content for the age-rage of the characters in the story. Had this movie been released in the 1970s, it would have found a large, receptive audience. I, for one, found it refreshing to watch a film that takes its time building mood and environment and character. The strength of the film is its subtlety. Unfortunately, it appears that subtlety is lost on many contemporary film goers. For me, The Moth Diaries returned me to the days when movies could be captivating and sensory without abandoning story in service to "art." I liked it and I'll be tracking Mary Harron's work from now on.