An excellent intelligent Vampire Tale

Rating: 8/10 (1 November 2007)

Full marks to the cast and crew involved in making this movie. It is a tense thriller which doesn't rely on special effects to relate it's dark and sinister tale. Granted the effects are superb when they appear but it is the tension created that really makes this movie one to watch. In an age where horror movies are either not scary or just downright obscene, this one ranks among some of the best. It's intelligent and realistic portrayal of the vampire as a remnant of something human yet the purest of evil is very creepy indeed. Another important aspect to the film is the Alaskan scenery, photographed here to highlight it's exquisite finery. Once it's dark, you don't really care but there is some wonderful photography here.