Dismal effort

Rating: 1/10 (20 October 2007)

When there were more laughs than scares in movie claiming to have reinvigorated the vampire mythology, you find yourself doubting a writer and director's understanding of the horror genre.
The opening thirty or so minutes are choppy and jumpy showing a lack of editing/storytelling skills, while the action sequences have dizzying and annoying camera-work. A few shots do show promise (the overhead of the carnage), but too few to give it a second chance.
The lack of dialogue by the humans prevent people from really caring about many of the characters, since you have no clue who they are. Lines delivered with seriousness were laughed off by the audience and a handful of people actually left before the movie completely ended.
With no back-story and very little communication between the villains and heroes, you'll find the whole film disjointed as if there were another fifty minutes missing or still needed to grasp your interest.
On a positive note, when the camera actually steadied out to focus on a gory moment, you really see some talent in the SFX department.
I actually thanked the screen each time someone was killed off, because it meant I was closer to the end of the film.
Enjoy it if you can, ImprovMFr