Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

C.H Newell 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.

Mikel3 I've read curiously glowing reviews of this film saying how Anna was really just part of Sam's imagination and represented his addiction. Some even said she disappeared when he died. But Anna did not disappear at the end. She was laying there next to Sam on the pavement when they both went out the window. Also if Anna did not exist how come others besides Sam spoke to and interacted with her? If the film makers wanted to imply she was only in Sam's mind they could have done it much better. For instance the way Bruce Willis' character was depicted in 'The Sixth Sense'. In TSS (warning spoiler......) at the end you realize that nobody but the boy actually interacted with the Willis character after he was shot. It was artfully done and logical. This movie was not logical in that sense.I agree that 'Habit' is best when viewed as an allegory for addictions. It would have been much better IMO if they had done a better job trying to create that allegory. Instead it's a mess.On-the-other-hand if it was meant to be a straight out vampire film it was also poorly done, even on a budget, with plot holes you could drive a hearse through. I thought the acting was low quality and the character dialog was done as if they were in a very bad Woody Allen movie. The only decent actor was Larry Fessenden. That guy that played his friend was down right terrible.So sorry, gang, it's nice so many of you liked this film and saw more in it, but I say "The Emperor has no clothes".BTW-An example of a good low budget moody, character driven film where everything might not be as it seemed is 'Magdalena's Brain'. You might want to check it out instead of this dribble: http://imdb.com/title/tt0780561/

nintendovi While the writing for 'Habit' is so-so, I enjoyed the acting in the movie and thought the main character's portrayal of an alcoholic city guy trying to get over the loss of his father and the end of his relationship was pretty realistic. The supporting characters - the ex-girlfriend and the best friend mostly, was also pretty good, though I didn't care much for the vampire's acting. (She got the job done alright, though, and seemed scary anyway.) The first major event in the movie that I thought showed character growth, was when the main character realized there's more to life than lust and that he needs to start taking care of himself and stop making excuses. The second, which I feel really defines friendship and reliability, was when his friend at first dismissed his claims that his girlfriend was a vampire, but later realized something was wrong and tried to rescue him from the vampiress, charging through his house and breaking down doors to try to help him, possibly believing what he told him now. I think that showed true friendship, going to great lengths on a gut feeling to help a friend, no matter how unbelievable their problem sounds.It wasn't the most original story and it wasn't the most exciting one, but Habit does a great job of using an unnatural event to help someone with 'bad habits' realize them. Good morals, interesting setting and not a bad watch for anyone that likes a little thrill in their thinking movies. Worth watching a time or two.

adsears The bad movie against which I measure all other bad movies. Nothing else ever comes close to bumping it off the worst position. The director seems overfond of shots of himself peeing. Perhaps a fetish for urination is what's required to enjoy this. What ever it takes seems to be something I'm missing. I have never walked out of a movie, but this would have been the first. I was ready to get up and leave after half an hour, but that's when I realized my companion (usually an insomniac)was sleeping peacefully. I felt obligated to finish the the movie so she could sleep, and I've never let her forget the things I'll endure for friendship!