Film Review: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (15) (U.S.A. 2014) (Director: Ana Lily Amirpour) (Persian with English Subtitles), Cameo Cinema, Screen One, Edinburgh, Saturday 23.05.2015, 13:40

This is a film which has been termed as an 'Iranian Vampire Western'. It was shot in California with money from the U.S.of A. by an Iranian woman who was raised in the U.K.. 

The film is set in 'Bad City' with the titular girl going out and about the city at night on her skateboard, shrouded in her hijab, sucking blood from locals. The film is beautiful to look at in striking monochrome and it has a very pleasing soundtrack. Sadly this is where the positives end. The story itself was very flimsy and this was most certainly a case of style over substance; by the end I was aware of thinking 'O was that it?'. Despite this I did enjoy the film though I would see no need to return for a second screening. The end result did not compare to the prospect of the premise. I would neither encourage or try to dissuade people from going to see this.   

Rating: 07/10.