disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (30 October 2007)

Thinking that it was based off a successful graphic novel, i instantly thought, "hmm, well the cinematography and art direction should be worth seeing, if not just the dialog. and it's about vampires!" well i couldn't be more wrong. the direction of this movie (not taking into account the novel) feels like a cheesy b-horror movie script with a higher budget. and for a movie that is 30 days long, where pacing time is crucial, they fail too. where the movie begins wasting 20 minutes of our time trying to give the audience some character buildup, the remainder of the days jump with little or no explanation in between, leaving the viewer dissatisfied, UN-tense and like the characters in the movie wishing those 30 days end faster, but not because they are scared, but because the viewer is just bored. And with the time skip, as mentioned by other users on IMDb, many plot holes/inconsistencies arise. As far as horror goes, the gore level was decent, but there just wasn't enough tension or suspense that really built it up, thus if this movie wanted to redeem itself for cult value, it should have upped the graphic violence. watch it once, at home. if your a fan of the comic, my bet is you'd buy the graphic novels before you'd buy the DVD, unless you have nowhere to spend your money. the film is good for a date, where you don't need to pay attention to get the story and you can multitask before glancing at some action scenes.