According to the Rolling Stone quote on the film poster, "Suck has the potential to become a cult classic". In a way I agree. The concept of the story has a lot of promise. A rock band struggling for success has a stroke of luck when their lead singer becomes a vampire. This immediately propels them into the headlines, and their fame grows as one by one the other band members become vampires. The guest appearances by rock oldies Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop cement the film's cult potential. But it doesn't quite make it. Why not?
The problem is the music played by the rock band, the Winners. While moving in a rock milieu they can't be taken seriously. Their fans are all dressed like heavy metal freaks, but the music rarely surpasses Green Day in hardness. With more appropriate music the film would have fulfilled its potential.
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