Another example of a poor attempt at art by making the film black and white, the film has no clear direction and is confused in what it wants to be, the western theme and music sticks out like a sore thumb and removes you from the dark/mysterious theme the movie is trying to go for.Acting is subpar,cinematography is decent, all in all this film is a mess with no real merit, I am not sure why this is labeled as horror besides the fact that the girl is a vampire, the film is trying to be different yet the result comes out ultimately pretentious.

After patiently sitting through "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" - I now pronounce director, Ana Amirpour as being the new "Ed Wood" of Iranian cinema.But, unlike Wood's directorial incompetence - Amirpour's total lack of skill (unfortunately) doesn't offer the viewer a picture that has the essential edge of having unintentional humour on its side.With "Film-Student Project" written all over it - You'd honestly think that Amirpour would have at least tried to present even one of her Iranian characters as being anything else but pure white-trash ('cause one and all were completely Americanized Iranians to the extreme).Containing countless "dead-air" moments and set in a city that seemed to be suspiciously void of any citizens - "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" was a completely anal look at vampires where its zero-charisma bloodsucker was so reckless about satisfying her thirst (showing no concern to conceal her nocturnal activities) that I can't believe some courageous demon-slayer hadn't cut this annoying flake down a long time ago.

A feast for eyes and ears, it is completely unlike any other vampire movie you have previously seen. It is stylishly shot in high contrast black and white. While not an Iranian film as it was completely filmed in California almost entirely at night. It did however use the Persian language which I think was a first for me. The directing like the acting is seamless and precise. It has got the potential to become a modern classic.

Arash is a young Iranian man and his classic car is his pride and joy; he doesn't own it because he is from a wealthy background but because he worked years to earn the money. Then one day a drug dealer takes it to pay the debts of Arash's junkie father. Meanwhile an unnamed young woman, known only as 'The Girl' is walking through the city streets alone at night… she is in no danger though; she is the danger! She is a vampire and she is sealing with those who harmed women. One of her victims just happens to be the man who took Arash's car; she kills him and leaves just before Arash turns up hoping to buy it back with a pair of stolen earings. He finds the man dead so takes the car keys along with a case full of drugs. Shortly afterwards he meets The Girl while walking home from a party. They spend some time together but whether she proves to be a danger to him remains to be seen.This was billed as 'the first Iranian vampire western' but while it is set in a fictional Iranian city and the characters speak Farsi it was made in California… not that that is a problem. One would think that a film featuring a vampire would be a horror film but too my mind it was far too surreal for that… there were a few moments of horror but it wasn't particularly fear inducing. The use of black and white along with Arash's classic car and retro dress and hair-style gave the film a fifties look and the way the camera lingers while nothing really happens provided a beguiling weirdness that I rather enjoyed. Sheila Vand was captivating as 'The Girl' and Arash Marandi was solid enough as Arash. Derector Ana Lily Amirpour did a fine job keeping things interesting even when nothing was happening. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to anybody looking for something different; it won't be for everybody but I enjoyed it.