Nice effort.

Rating: 7/10 (15 June 2008)

Vampires myth is there in western world for centuries. In Hollywood cinema too they came to existence right from the beginning. In most of the movies the vampires would be seductively attractive ones and seduce their prey and in the time of making love they will bite. Sex and horror mix was there which is an effective thrill.
Off late few movies tried to view the vampires myth in different perspectives. Some viewed them as a sect / race. Interview with a vampire even talked about a good hearted Vampire who never killed humans for centuries. John carpenter's vampires moved in a different direction by treating them as just creatures and mainly concentrated on hunting.
This movie goes in creatures way. Vampires are not seducing demons but they act like violent were wolfs. They don't do magic. Don't fly. Incapable of acting as innocents. But they make noises as animals, speak some language, even their teeth too just grown enough like an animal, they are strong and effective like a strong wild animal, and they are violent. They live and hunt in groups. Bit cunning in catching their prey. And they are believably effective.
The story line is interesting. In the north most Alaskan town sun will not rise for one whole month. Which is a very lovely spot for vampires to live. They come by a ship and start hunting the entire town. One group of people try to survive among these creatures.
With this story plot, the movie does not have time to explain character formation etc. Just packed events which were enough for us to be thrilled till the end. There are some painful emotional moments too. The photography was excellent. Acting and music were enough to fit. The sheriff had major part of role in the movie which he does it for good. In the whole movie we see just one sunset at the beginning and one sun rise at the end. The rest is just snow and ice and grayish darkness. It also shows how human will can raise at odds by sacrificing one's self for the sake of the others to survive.
If you watch it expecting to see a Vampire similar to the one of a Bram Stoker's Dracula then you get disappointed. It is not horror but thrilling to the end with some gory scenes. It's not a stylish vampire but a raw animal-like vampire that you can enjoy it. Cannot come into a classic list. but a good entertainment.