Sam Neil plays a deliciously evil antagonist, while Ethan Hawke works as a scientist attempting to find a blood substitute (all blood will be gone in less than a month!). If vampires don’t get their human blood, they start getting all crazy and creepy looking with giant wings (they represent the homeless population). Essentially, they become large bats that will even attack other vampires in order to get blood. Once they do this, they jump to the next level of crazy: batsh*t crazy. Obviously, a vampire drinking another vampires’ blood will make them a little cuckoo. I know if I drank another human's blood, I'd most likely be a a bit twisted in the noggin too. I don't ever plan on testing this theory of mine, rather I will trust in what I believe to be true.
Tensions rise as it becomes apparent that a blood substitute won’t be possible. The film does a great deal right and the excitement buildup grows and grows until the final act of the film. Like so many other movies that have such a unique, promising premise, Daybreakers falls victim to the lame ending syndrome. It builds and intrigues with each new development. Then as if I was bitten and all the warm human blood flowing through my veins was replaced with vamp blood... it goes cold. The so called exciting ending seems too restrained and the final confrontation between Ethan Hawke and Sam Neil's characters, though good, lacked the oomph to push it into the realm of memorability. What I'm getting at is that the movie flatlined before the end credits rolled and didn't give a satisfying close to a truly original idea. Although the action was there in the end, the writers needed to expand the action out of the hallway of the blood harvesting plant and take the battle to a more exciting location(s). Perhaps incorporate some type of rooftop battle that begins in the night and escalates to when the sun begins to rise. This potentially, could have been more visually stunning and helped the action build, literally, to more exciting heights.
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Tensions rise as it becomes apparent that a blood substitute won’t be possible. The film does a great deal right and the excitement buildup grows and grows until the final act of the film. Like so many other movies that have such a unique, promising premise, Daybreakers falls victim to the lame ending syndrome. It builds and intrigues with each new development. Then as if I was bitten and all the warm human blood flowing through my veins was replaced with vamp blood... it goes cold. The so called exciting ending seems too restrained and the final confrontation between Ethan Hawke and Sam Neil's characters, though good, lacked the oomph to push it into the realm of memorability. What I'm getting at is that the movie flatlined before the end credits rolled and didn't give a satisfying close to a truly original idea. Although the action was there in the end, the writers needed to expand the action out of the hallway of the blood harvesting plant and take the battle to a more exciting location(s). Perhaps incorporate some type of rooftop battle that begins in the night and escalates to when the sun begins to rise. This potentially, could have been more visually stunning and helped the action build, literally, to more exciting heights.
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Also, I would have liked to have been scared more. The movie played like a thriller and that worked fine, but it missed opportunities to capitalize on the horror of everything that was taking place. I mean, there are vampires everywhere you looked. Give me more horror! Perhaps additional development and screen time with the human characters would have created more hair raising moments. Alas, we shall never know.
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Also, I would have liked to have been scared more. The movie played like a thriller and that worked fine, but it missed opportunities to capitalize on the horror of everything that was taking place. I mean, there are vampires everywhere you looked. Give me more horror! Perhaps additional development and screen time with the human characters would have created more hair raising moments. Alas, we shall never know.
The Breakdown: Daybreakers turns the traditional vampire story on its head and creates a wonderfully dark world where most everyone lives forever. The population deals with unique problems (Coffee drops down to having only 5% blood in it- No! I need my blood!). It is exciting to watch and will keep you entertained. Unfortunately, it misses key moments to up the action and the horror, leaving it just a little above average.
The Bottom Line: If you like vampire movies and are looking for something different from the usual tales spun, take a bite out of this flick.
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