Vampire upgrade

Rating: 7/10 (7 March 2010)

Of its type, this is a decent enough effort.
It is atmospheric, with something of a tweak in respect of both location and the precise nature of the predatory vampires.
It is graphically violent and exceptionally (and imaginatively) gory: this, I hope, serves as both a warning and a recommendation to those who value such qualities.
The central performance by Josh Hartnett is very good. Not so good are Danny Huston as head vampire who goes through the whole movie with a dopey-looking open-mouthed expression (one accepts that the open-mouthed bit is a necessary by-product of having one's mouth stuffed with a gobful of fangs), and Melissa George whose character, on the strength of her constant fearful snivelling, must have been the crappest police officer ever.