OK I went to the cinema with high expectations for this film, with words like 'think matrix and 28 days later' emblazoned on posters, who didn't.
So, Where do i begin??? Well ill start with something positive. then ill give you all the bits that i don't like and then ill end on a positive.
The concept of the film is really original and is something i haven't seen in a film before. i like the fact that vampires have taken over, cos lets face it if there were such things in our world then they would probably rule over us.
Now for some negative remarks. After the initial pacing of the first 45 minutes everything falls apart and feels way too rushed. The cure is found out pretty much halfway through the film and is, lets put it this way, week to say the least.***Spoiler*** Sunlight! a cure for vampirism is sunlight! This seems ridiculous to me. especially after the opening scene where there is a female sitting on a bench in front of her house waiting for the sunrise and as soon as it comes up she is on fire and is burnt to ash within seconds. so sunlight is a stupid cure if you are going to open your film with this scene.
The introduction of one character (the daughter) is actually detrimental to the film. adding a story inside a story that wasn't at all needed. and added no depth, just distracted from the main story and took time that could have been better used to add mood and pace.
Vampire lore is not followed at all really. The vampires aren't particularly strong like they should be or fast. they are just humans really but with the added fact they needed blood. And when did vampires start eating humans. i thought that they only sucked blood. But in this film they rip humans or other vampires to shreds and eat organs and intestines, this was probably just done to get the gore rating up. but really just makes you wonder what the writers were thinking.
Then at the end your left wondering whether the cure is actually good for the world or bad because your left with cured humans, passing on the cure, but first to be able to be cured you need to devour a cured human. so surely this is a vicious cycle that will end in the devastation of the world. Makes you wonder whether the build up was worth it.
The directors also go for some cheap scares, little silent jumpy parts that get the girls in the cinema yelping which i suppose is OK sometimes, but not every time.
lets just say spierig brothers... watchowski brothers you are not!
I said id end on a positive and i will. so.. The cast and acting is amazing. to see Sam Neill as a very convincing top dog is wonderful and sinister and giving Ethan hawke a go, is inspired in this film as he suits the vampire look. Willem Defoe again is just amazing and has some cool one liners which adds a touch if not enough humour to the film.
All in all i wish i could say that i enjoyed this film, but i really really didn't. Better than the teeny vampire movies of the last 2 years but still way off for me to find entertaining.
So, Where do i begin??? Well ill start with something positive. then ill give you all the bits that i don't like and then ill end on a positive.
The concept of the film is really original and is something i haven't seen in a film before. i like the fact that vampires have taken over, cos lets face it if there were such things in our world then they would probably rule over us.
Now for some negative remarks. After the initial pacing of the first 45 minutes everything falls apart and feels way too rushed. The cure is found out pretty much halfway through the film and is, lets put it this way, week to say the least.***Spoiler*** Sunlight! a cure for vampirism is sunlight! This seems ridiculous to me. especially after the opening scene where there is a female sitting on a bench in front of her house waiting for the sunrise and as soon as it comes up she is on fire and is burnt to ash within seconds. so sunlight is a stupid cure if you are going to open your film with this scene.
The introduction of one character (the daughter) is actually detrimental to the film. adding a story inside a story that wasn't at all needed. and added no depth, just distracted from the main story and took time that could have been better used to add mood and pace.
Vampire lore is not followed at all really. The vampires aren't particularly strong like they should be or fast. they are just humans really but with the added fact they needed blood. And when did vampires start eating humans. i thought that they only sucked blood. But in this film they rip humans or other vampires to shreds and eat organs and intestines, this was probably just done to get the gore rating up. but really just makes you wonder what the writers were thinking.
Then at the end your left wondering whether the cure is actually good for the world or bad because your left with cured humans, passing on the cure, but first to be able to be cured you need to devour a cured human. so surely this is a vicious cycle that will end in the devastation of the world. Makes you wonder whether the build up was worth it.
The directors also go for some cheap scares, little silent jumpy parts that get the girls in the cinema yelping which i suppose is OK sometimes, but not every time.
lets just say spierig brothers... watchowski brothers you are not!
I said id end on a positive and i will. so.. The cast and acting is amazing. to see Sam Neill as a very convincing top dog is wonderful and sinister and giving Ethan hawke a go, is inspired in this film as he suits the vampire look. Willem Defoe again is just amazing and has some cool one liners which adds a touch if not enough humour to the film.
All in all i wish i could say that i enjoyed this film, but i really really didn't. Better than the teeny vampire movies of the last 2 years but still way off for me to find entertaining.