Surprisingly Watchable

Rating: 7/10 (22 October 2007)

I usually get bored with movies, so if I can sit through it and not daydream I consider that a great start. Anyway, I went into this not expecting much. Sam Raime's Ghost House Pictures has a reputation for churning out some real crap as far as horror movies go. Josh Hartnet doesn't generally aspire awe with his acting abilities. Melissa George is known in most circles for her looks more than anything else. I was thinking at worst I could catch a 2-hour nap. However. The movie was actually pretty good. The direction and cinematography was great. Hartnett seemed like he'd matured a bit as an actor. He did a fine job. Melissa George has come leaps and bounds since the small parts I remember her from. She was great. Ben Foster is always good to see, and he's turning into a hell of a character actor (check him out in 3:10 to Yuma.) The guy who played the vampire "leader" or "president" or "president elect" or whatever they call it was really really good. Apparently his dad is John Huston too, which seems odd, but he was brilliant. All in all the vampires did a great job. All in all definitely worth watching (and you can't say that about more than 2 or 3 horror films a year these days.)