Interesting Concept, Poor Execution

Rating: 4/10 (21 March 2008)

I love horror movies, and it takes a lot to impress me. To get a good ranking in my book, the movie has to offer more than just "slash and kill" fun. 30 Days of Night, offers only the traditional body count method of making a horror film. The overall concept, vampires heading to Barrow Alaska for the annual "30 days of night" is pretty interesting, although Barrow actually has 67 days of night and it is not total darkness, there is actually a bright twilight around noon each day during those 67 days, but the sun never breaks the horizon. So Hollywood plays with the facts a little, no big deal. Character development was horrible, the acting was half-rate, and the ending was just bizarre. 30 Days of Night is a great movie if you are looking for 112 minutes of violence, blood, and gore. If you are looking for a true horror movie with a plot, you will need to look elsewhere.