5/08/2010

Daybreakers (M.R.)

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Daybreakers follows the idea that a virus has turned most of the human race into vampires. Sounds like 28 (Insert Time Period Here) Later except without zombies. Oh, and they keep humans in blood milking areas and their supply is running out. There's a huge gaping plothole as they try to find a blood substitute.

In the futuristic world, they accommodated everything to fit a nocturnal lifestyle, because the sun hurts vampires. They invented a subway walking thing...can anyone see the plothole yet?

Ethan Hawke was not the best in the movie. He made a great emo kid, but it was so hard to care about Doctor Edward. I connected more with the bad guys because...I do not know why, actually. It is just difficult to related to whiny people who hate their current state. But wind up figuring out the cure in their suicide.

The effects were good, but with the movie and settings being so dark and murky, it is difficult to tell. I mean, some of the deaths were just inhumane. Like the execution to the subsiders, or vampires who lived off themselves and other vampires. Cannibalism is frowned upon. Especially if it turns you into a twitchy, ugly, hairy bat-humanoid.

Rating: 6/10

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