Welcome back to another edition of The Preview Review, where we attempt to unmask beautiful previews hiding terrible films.  This week, we take a look at some upcoming movies through four newly released

trailers.  Within them we’ll see some present-day vampire action, truly demented unconditional love in documentary form, and two stories about the unbreakable friendship amongst a group of girls (guess which of the two won’t suck!).

Get all the latest trailer reviews after the jump.

Crazy Love

Former New York publicist turned documentarian Dan Klores directs this unprecedented character study about Burt and Linda Pugach and a strange kind of love only they can understand.

In the late 1950s, Burt Pugach, a successful 32-year-old lawyer, begins courting a young Linda Riss.  He is married with a child, but the affair blossoms nonetheless.  After Burt’s many unkept promises to divorce his wife, Linda ends the romance and seeks the comforts of another man.  Unable to deal with the breakup, Burt hires two men to find Linda and throw lye, a strongly alkaline substance (see Fight Club) in her face, permanently blinding her.  Burt is sentenced to 14 years in prison, but he spends the time sending Linda letters in an attempt to win her back.  Upon his release in 1974, the estranged lovers resume their relationship and are soon married.  Crazy love.  Enough said.

: Though unappealing to most, this bizarre documentary will please anyone fascinated with strange people and their sociopathic nature.  And I suppose there may even be a place for those who believe that love – even the sick, malicious kind – always conquers all.

Sebastian Gutierrez writes and directs the next summer gore-fest in the form of a vampire revenge thriller.

On one hand, we’ve got the writer of Gothika and co-writer of Snakes on a Plane at the helm.  I’m guessing the writing will land somewhere in between – the trailer hints at some cheesy dialogue.  On the other hand, the film has a relatively respectable cast.  I kept waiting for a mullet-bearing Eric Roberts to come out and take control of the situation, but no luck.  On yet a third hand, the one that judges on trailer content alone, we have a convoluted scenario with no real backstory, which can often be a sign that the backstory isn’t very interesting.

: Rise: Blood Hunter will be a high-octane thrill ride.  Unfortunately, the ride will end when the substance behind it is revealed to be grossly implausible and banal.

Hungarian cinematographer Lajos Koltai changes hats to direct this emotional film adapted from Susan Minot’s eponymous novel.

Despite the fact that I really don’t understand what this movie is about, there could be something to it.  My instincts tell me that under the shallow guise of the trailer lies an ocean of dramatic, tissue-grabbing intensity.  Hmm.  That seemed appropriately worded for this review.  However, I’m wondering if the amount of star power here will detract from the film’s overall effectiveness – too many cooks in the kitchen perhaps.  Whatever the case, a film full of talented actors must produce something interesting, if not overwhelming.  And is anyone else freaked out by how much Mamie Gummer looks like a young Meryl Streep?

Prediction: Evening will be an inspirational tearjerker from beginning to end and full of wonderful performances.  If that’s what you’re looking for, look no further.

Veteran writer and director of countless television shows and movies, Sean McNamara makes content about kids, for kids.

Because McNamara is such a director, one involved almost exclusively in child-oriented media, writing all of this seems a bit unfair.  Yes, Bratz is going to be terrible, but we already knew that.  In fact, even without the trailer, one could surmise that this film would be a steaming pile covered with glitter.  Let’s look at the source material, shall we?  Well, Bratz is a line of dolls that wear ultra hip clothing, talk on cell phones, and have heads swollen well beyond the proportions of their comparatively anorexic bodies.  No good movie can come of this.  And the trailer touts a story about an evil girl and her plot to segregate the students at a high school into impenetrable cliques.  Let me guess, the end will go something like this: all the groups are intermingling, laughing, and giving high fives; the evil girl starts crying, but stops when the newly-freed students reach out to her; and the Bratz all end up BFFs again.

Prediction: Somewhere out there, an audience exists for this film.  They are young teens and tweens looking for a good laugh and a glimpse of what high school will be like.  Bad news – they won’t find evidence of either one here.