Ethan Hawke plays Edward Dalton, a researcher in the year 2019, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world's population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery, one which has the power to save the human race.
Don't expect this to be a total action blood gore romp. It is a slow and pretty nice observation on a what-if scenario in the vampire world: what if vampires do rule the world and how would they function as a society? It includes nice little niches on many modern culture niches with vampires acting like normal people, but walking on the tightrope of human and animalistic behavior. Unlike the directors' previous film, Undead, the film gives a serious tone and it is a worthy attempt, but not entirely a strong one. The writing is decent and the performances are pretty standard, with Mr. Creepy Face, Willem Dafoe sticking out from the rest. Of course, the Spierig Brothers wouldn't come in without giving a good dose of blood and gore and the amount is fairly enough, but less than what we expect. Though it is a worth checking out if you need reminder what real vampires are and an escape from the gay Twilight ones.
3 out of 5 stars
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