Daybreakers
10 January 2010
Don’t blame me, Neil wanted to see Daybreakers.
All in all, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Remember I Am Legend (the book)? Give it the Hollywood treatment and you get that thing that starred Will Smith. Sanitise it even more (so no one could possibly get offended) and you’ll get Daybreakers.
The human race has been all but eliminated by a disease that turns them into vampires. This is clearly a step back in evolution as vampires can only live on human blood and with the human population dwindling, toothy haematologist Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke) is desperately trying to find an alternative to feed the vampiric populace.
He helps a few humans escaping the vampire military and they have some very interesting things to show him.
It’s not one of those movies you see that makes a commentary on current affairs like most good SF tends to; it’s purely entertainment and you should leave your analytical mind at the door. Willem Dafoe is hilarious. Claudia Karvan, average. Sam Neill? I like Sam Neill. Ethan Hawke is looking good — the only reason I was willing to pay full price to see this film (as opposed to waiting to rent it on DVD).
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Yes, yes, Neil has dodgy taste in films – yawn.
It wasn’t as good as I hoped it would be, but at least it wasn’t as bad as you thought it would be.
I literally CANNOT watch I am legend now, having read the book. I highly recommend the book.
Comment by neil — 15 January 2010 @ 10:47 am
No Neil, you have dodgy taste in picking films — you believe the hype!
Comment by Andrea — 22 January 2010 @ 12:25 pm