Review of Daybreakers (2010) by Max L — 09 Jun 2013

FIRST IMPRESSIONS.

In a future where vampires have almost completely replaced humans, vampire scientists are trying to find an effective blood substitute before humans are completely wiped out and the vampire population starves.

"Daybreakers", quite simply, is one of the most inspired vampire stories I've ever come across! The vampire-dominated world it sets up is just fascinating to watch, with too many clever ideas to count. The cars equipped for daytime driving, the "subsiders" (vampires who've deformed from lack of human blood) -- the list goes on.

It's also every bit as violent as you'd want a vampire movie to be. It doesn't go off the wall or anything, but whenever violence *is* called for, the screen is positively splattered with bloody, gory goodness. :) Especially, the final climax is straight-up *awesome*!

By the way, the main protagonist's name is Edward! Yeah. :).

But the big problem with this movie -- sad to say -- the acting's not very good. All the performances are a little too subdued, so even the big dramatic moments (like the relationship between Sam Neill and his daughter) fall a little flat.

Also, whenever CGI is used, it sticks out like a sore thumb because it looks *awful*.

But on the whole, the setup and story are so wonderful that I'm willing to let the poor acting and bad CGI pass. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and heartily recommend it to anyone who wants to catch a breath of fresh air by watching a real, kick-ass vampire movie.

My rating: 80%.