The Snow Plow Hero's Blues

Rating: 7/10 (20 October 2007)

From underdeveloped characters, to choppy editing, to some bad lines, it's got a lot going wrong. But however bad that may sound, somehow, the movie still remains to be alluring. The vampires have a certain charm to them, even when looking disgusting and disturbing/creepy. Though their feeding frenzy and torture route may make them a bit unlikable, you have about an hour to deal with them and find either things you like, or dislike. It's a good movie overall, the more minor characters being a bit more desirable then Hartnett or George at times, but that's only because they were given a bad script to work with. Their acting is on par, but Ben Foster, he deserves an early career Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the stranger. A self deluded martyr to the vampires. A lap dog if you will.
The best part about the movie, unmistakably is the gore and the way they go about showing it off here and there. The best part about it is they play with it. A splatter of blood here, trail of blood there, chop a head off every - let's say fifteen minutes, and then we'll just go WILD EVERY HALF HOUR! And then blood just starts flying. A favorite is probably going to be the vampires vs. the snow plow, which you will see in the future.
Now the problems start occurring when Eben (Hartnett) gets back from finding one of the town mates decapitated. Although everyone puts on a great show, the mortal danger just never seems real. It feels like you know who's next every single time, and with so many people to kill, it's a wonder they didn't just use a bomb, WAIT! It's a vampire movie. They need the blood. But they do break some things and set it all on fire in the end to cover up their tracks.
It's a warm hearted movie in a cold place, where the end lacks a good beat down, but we still get to watch the sunrise together. See it if you have the time, but there is no rush here. Unless you're running...