Strictly by the numbers...

Rating: 5/10 (26 October 2007)

This film is being highly overrated by a bored public, or people are just buying the hype. While it is by no means a bad horror movie, it's very reminiscent of many formulaic gore-filled 80s horror films. Which puts it miles above the utter dreck of today following the trend of vomit-inducing gore like Saw and Hostel, but that doesn't change the fact that this film did nothing particularly shocking, moving, terrifying, or new, nor did it serve up the best effects ever, stunning vistas, or a really intense atmosphere. It also did a poor job of making the horrific 30 day war of attrition against the vampires seem like it really took 30 days. On the positive side it did serve up plenty of gory action, and the film never really slowed down, and the buildup at the start is quite ominous for a while. You could do worse, you could do better. At least you're not seeing Saw.