I absolutely love Larry Fessenden; though not all his movies are masterpieces, I feel he generally has his heart in the right place when doing horror. He is a unique, creative filmmaker, and he's not afraid to try something different at times, whether it's popular or not.Habit is an early film of his. From what I gather, it's basically a bigger remake of a film he'd previously written and directed. I was very impressed with Habit, both as an independent film, and as a horror/vampire flick There's something about the mood, the aesthetic throughout, I'm really a fan of. Even early on, there's a certain look and feel to Habit that grabs me. As far as acting goes, I really enjoyed Fessenden in the main role here. He is natural, cool, at times excitable and playful. It's a joy to watch him play the character of Sam. I really felt for him: his father just died, he meets a beautiful woman who interests him after his girlfriend has moved out on him, he's suddenly fairly ill. There's a tension Fessenden creates, between his character and the mood; it all makes things very suspenseful. I found myself hoping Sam could overcome it all- even hoping he was just wrong about everything, or that it would all just turn out to be a strange set of coincidences. Gripping stuff. The character of Anna was wonderful- a great take on vampires! There are a few moments I had to rewind and watch again because I wanted to make sure I'd caught the small hints. Meredith Snaider IS Anna: a sensual, wild woman, who may or may not be a vampire. She seduces anyone in her path. Yet she is sort of cute in a way; not innocent, but just cute. At times she throws you off. Other times, she is a little spooky. Snaider and Fessenden clearly had chemistry from the original film they'd shot in the 1980s, so it's no wonder they both play well off one another.The story is a well-crafted look at a man who could be going crazy- or maybe he contracted some terrible, unspeakable STD from the new woman he met at a Halloween party. Or maybe, just maybe, Sam is right, and the new woman he met at that party is a vampire, sucking his blood, sucking the blood of others... maybe.9 out of 10 stars, and highly recommended. I hesitate to give it the full ten star rating only because of the character Nick (I believe that's his name.. i.e the annoyingly pretentious seeming best friend of Sam); he was horrible, and Fessenden wrote terrible dialogue for him. Other than that I think the film is a work of art, and is one of the few vampire films in the last thirty years not to disappoint with lame representations of the undead.

This movie was pure GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!! I usually don't like sequels but I wish there was one. This is in my top 10 horror flicks. Other vampire movies BITE compared to this. I put this movie up there with Kenny and Co. for realism.It's a shame more people don't spread the word on this movie!!!! Rent this movie!! AH HELL, BUY THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!The acting was terrific.I hope to see more from Fesseden!!!!I wonder what he's up to now. Hopefully he is working on a sequel. The great thing about this movie is that it is not in the traditional yarn. It is unique in every way. The location shots are surreal. The pain and addiction that Fesseden goes through seems so real. I give this movie 2 fangs up!!!!

This film is stunning in every way imaginable. Even non horror fans can enjoy this film as it's really just using Vampires as a metaphor for relationships and being lonely. There's nothing exactly like this film, but if you enjoy it I would also recommend Immortality ( Wisdom Of The Crocodiles), another different spin on the Vampire mythos. The performances here are so realistic, you actually feel like you are watching real people, in the real world, with real problems, which is rare in Vampire films. I've seen almost every Creature Of The Night movie ever made, from the original Nosferatu, to current big budget flicks like Blade and Underworld, and all the foreign and DTDVD films in between, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that you will love Habit.

I had to comment on this film after reading some of the annoying remarks about it. It's just so sad that there are people who failed to enjoy this film because it didn't feature a "movie star" gorgeous lead female. People who couldn't get past the actress's butch haircut and appreciate all the hard work and clever touches which make this movie work.First of all, Habit is obviously a "no budget" indie film. There are no stars. Part of its charm are its real life locations and real people performers. If you need Sandra Bullock or Jessica Alba or Tom Cruise in state-of-the-art vampire fangs to feel you've gotten your money's worth, stick to big studio films.Like Abel Ferrara's early films and the underrated "Kiss Daddy Goodnight," Habit is a nicely directed low budget New York indie. Gritty and sexy and intriguing.Larry Fessenden does a great job as writer-director-star. Believably sexy despite a missing front tooth, he is completely convincing as an alcoholic trust fund slacker, whose aimless and seemingly pointless existence is interrupted by the intrusion of a vampire into his life.The theme of the movie is made clear in an early scene at a Halloween party, where the east side hipster guests indulge in their favorite habits: passing joints, stashing beers, obsessively munching hors d'oeuvres. All the little oral addictions which make life bearable for most of us.Meredith Snaider plays against the clichéd image of a vampire. Instead of the syrupy Goth cartoon spawned by Anne Rice, she is a wholesome, psychologically stable everygirl, wearing sexy but sensible outfit, hair shorn short, emblematic of her unburdened psyche. Anna has but one habit: feeding on human blood. Unlike her victims, she is not tortured by it, but has adapted perfectly to her one human failure.Fessenden the writer unravels his story with a languid, naturalistic pace. He makes excellent use of existing locations, including boats and street fairs and a house in the Hamptons. He tosses in just enough in the way of red herrings to create the illusion of hope for a hopeless character.As a director, he keeps the romance between Anna and her victim steamy without being exploitative. He makes full use of New York's pool of acting talent, mostly unknowns. A blessing for those of us who'd rather lose themselves in a good story than feast their eyes on over-hyped eye candy.