Classic Visuals.... Stupid Ending.

Rating: 7/10 (4 March 2008)

Okay, you live in a town that is notoriously famous for having 30 days of darkness once a year. You live in Alaska, so without sunlight you're pretty sure it's going to be cold and barley livable. Lets throw a large group of vampires in the mix and see what happens... David Slade's look at this scenario is well shot and full of graphic gore tactics that will make any true horror fan proud. However, I was not thrilled with a lot of the "Quick-Cut" action, and found myself rewinding way too many times to slow it down and try to see what just happened. When the audience is allowed to see the violence in real-time, the results are incredible... This is a very well crafted take on the vampire legend, and volumes ahead of suck-fest films like "Blade" and "Underworld". Here the vampires are fierce creatures of night, whom tend to rip their victims to shreds as opposed to biting their necks. Danny Huston is truly frightening as the undead leader, and Josh Hartnett does a fine job of selling the drama, but I had a hard time with the ending, which I found lame and pretentious... Don't get me wrong, this is a decent horror film and well-worth a viewing or two, I just wish the ending left me wanting more... It didn't. You will however see some of the best gore since "From Dusk Til Dawn", and some of the creepiest settings since "Storm Of The Century". By far the best be-headings ever put on film...