This is part two of my movie review trinity. I’ll transition in to this review by stating, as I did briefly in the intro to my New Moon review, I have had a bit of a fascination with werewolves and vampires since I was a kid. I try my best to try all things vamp or wolfy when it comes my way. I even watched Twilight for crying out loud. So, When I heard about Daybreakers, I was somewhat interested since it was coming off as a different take on the vampire lore. Let’s use that as our springboard and jump in, shall we?
Daybreakers is directed by the Spierig Brothers. Starring Ethan Hawke from Training Day, Gattaca, and Alive. Willem Defoe from the Spiderman Trilogy, Shadow of the Vampire, and Platoon. And Sam Neil from Jurassic Park, The Piano and The Hunt for Red October. This is an alternative look at a world where vampires exist. They no longer live in the shadows like animals, but are actually the dominant species on the planet. They farm humans for blood and are running short. As a result, they are looking for alternative food sources and possibly a cure. Let’s go.
The bad: When I first thought about writing this review, I thought I was gonna have a lot to say in this section, but I now realize there isn’t much. The main thing is the constant nudges like, “Get it? Cause they’re vampires living human lives?” There’s a few instances, but I don;t care to remember, but the perfect example is they put blood in their coffee. The story isn’t that great. They should have used the talented actors they have in it, but fell short. The ending seemed like they were trying to hard to MAKE you feel something, not sure what. In the end, I was wishing I could have my 100 minutes back so I can watch something else.
The good: It has good actors in it. It’s shot pretty well. There is a decent car chase scene where they’re trying to get away while avoiding the sun. The premise behind the cure is a nice touch. I think that’s the best part about this movie. It was just outweighed by crap surrounding it.
In the end, if you want to see vampires living among us, watch True Blood. It’s hard for me to say cause I really don’t like that show, but it certainly is better than this movie. If I have to say one good thing about Daybreakers, I’ll gladly watch this over any Twilight film. Yeah, I said it. F Twilight in its A.
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