Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, directed by Spike Lee, is a stylized pseudo-vampire movie centering on a wealthy art collector who becomes addicted to drinking blood. It's visually impressive, though moody and sometimes slow-moving, with several grisly scenes that show people being stabbed and strangled. Characters drink blood, including lapping it up from the floor while on their hands and knees. There are extended sex scenes with both male and female nudity, and some scenes that combine sex with violence. You can also expect lots of swearing (including "f--k," "s--t," "p---y," and "d--k"), characters drinking (at parties, at bars, and with meals), and character smoking both cigarettes and pot.
Sexual
Content
A few extensive sex scenes (between both same-sex and opposite-sex partners) with a lot of nudity and vigorous motions. Men are seen nude from behind, and fully naked women are seen from the front and the back. Some of the scenes end in bloody violence.
Violence
Several grisly scenes feature people being stabbed and strangled, sometimes during sex, so the pseudo-vampires can drink their blood. It's disturbing to see them on their hands and knees, lapping dark red blood off the floor.
Language
Frequent swearing, including "f--k," "s--t," "tits," "d--k," "p---y," and "bitch." A man claims his name is Dick Long when trying to pick up a woman in a bar.
Social
Behavior
Wealth doesn't give you permission to take advantage of others (though Hess seems to think he can do as he likes with servants and poorer people).
Consumerism
The main character has a fancy Rolls Royce and other expensive cars; he's clearly quite wealthy and clearly enjoys the comforts that come with money.
Drugs / Tobacco /
Alcohol
The main character becomes addicted to drinking blood and goes to increasingly desperate -- and violent -- lengths to maintain his supply. Other characters enjoy wine, cigarettes, and marijuana, including one woman who demands that a servant provide a bottle of red wine.
