Is ‘Night of the Virgin’ Worth Saving Yourself For?

Let’s face it, dating can be absolute hell. We probably all have our own personal dating horror stories, encounters we’d love to completely forget ever happened. I’ve had my own fair share, but nothing in my wildest dreams could ever compare to the nightmarish experience in Night of the Virgin, the outrageous horror comedy from Director Roberto San Sebastián.

Night of the Virgin tells the story of Nico (Javier Bódalo), a naive 20-year-old attending a New Year’s Eve party with every intention of losing his virginity, no matter what it takes. But Nico Suave he is not, and it looks like he’s bound to strike out. That is, until he meets the beautiful, mature, and mysterious Medea (Miriam Martín). Medea brings our virginal white knight back to her place, and it looks like he’s finally gonna get lucky and reach the Promised Land, but Medea has a dark, sinister agenda of her own, and Nico is in for one wild night he’ll never forget… if he manages to make it out alive.

Night of the Virgin is one crazy, wild ride! It gets off to a bit of a slow start, but once the madness kicks in, the insanity comes pretty fast and furious. It’s not exactly a gut-busting, hilarious comedy. It’s definitely more of a darker, drier humor. There is some very offbeat, crazy dialogue exchanged between Nico, Medea, and her boyfriend, Spider (Victor Amilibia), who’s been barricaded outside the apartment door, and a three-way convo between these three is one of the tamest oddities in this craziness! This film is chock full of blood, bodily fluids, creepy-crawlies, and more blood. I don’t want to spoil too much, but for all you women out there who have ever wanted men to better understand the pains of childbirth, your wish is uncomfortably granted in this film, and I’ll just leave it that.

I hugely enjoyed Night of the Virgin. It took a lot of twists and turns I never expected. This film was definitely over-the-top, but not ridiculously so. It has a very gritty, grimy look that suits the vibe of the film perfectly and is exceptionally gory. The blood flows generously, and there are some authentically gross-out moments, but nothing obscenely so. Javier Bódalo plays Nico to completely believable virginal perfection. I’m no Casanova, but this guy at least makes me feel like I’m not completely hopeless. The rest of the performances were a little subpar, but not unbearably terrible. The only major drawback I found is that this film is in Spanish, so if subtitles are a distracting deal breaker, this probably is not the film for you.

Final Thoughts

I found Night of the Virgin a very pleasant surprise, and I definitely won’t be forgetting my first time watching it. I don’t know if I’ll be making it a long-term fling, but I would certainly watch it again. This film is highly entertaining! Definitely give this one a chance, even if for just a one night stand. I don’t know if it would be a great date movie… it might give your sweetie some unpleasant ideas. But for a gory good time, Night of the Virgin is a perfect horror hookup!