Not too shabby

Rating: 7/10 (22 September 2003)

Considering this is the debut for Len Wiseman, I have to say I think it's pretty good. I mean, how many great diretors have a decent large production 1st movie? I think back to James Cameron's "Piranha 2", John McTiernan's "Nomads", David Fincher's "Aliens 3", etc. etc.....
I like the way the violence was done in the movie, and I thought the "lycans" were done well. You could say "I've taken a liken to those lycan". Anyhoo, this is the first good vampire movie that I can recall where they did not focus on vampires actually feeding on the humans. It was about something entirely different, which I found refreshing. Yes, it is clear that there is Matrix influence, as well as Tim Burton influence. But think about it; what a cool mix.