I like the new take on vampires that this story has. And the setting is great. Unfortunately this movie didn't make use of either. I couldn't figure out if it was supposed to be a horror, a thriller, or just a movie where stuff happens. There is never a time where you feel in danger like any good horror movie should have. And you are never on the edge of your seat like a good thriller.You just wait to see what happens and hope there is more to it than just gore. And the gore isn't that good.
My other problem with this movie is the time-line. It is set in Alaska in a town that is above the line where night can last for over a month, hence the name. The problem is that there is no sense of time. The story plays out like it is a couple of hours, not days or weeks. No mention is made of how they survive for most of this time. 20 days pass with little more than a subtitle. Nothing is said about what has happened or why the vampires have seemed to have missed them. And apparently these vampires never wipe the blood off their faces, even after a month. There were just to many story problems like this.
It just came down to a good story told poorly. Suspension of disbelief has to be earned, and this movie did not earn it.
My other problem with this movie is the time-line. It is set in Alaska in a town that is above the line where night can last for over a month, hence the name. The problem is that there is no sense of time. The story plays out like it is a couple of hours, not days or weeks. No mention is made of how they survive for most of this time. 20 days pass with little more than a subtitle. Nothing is said about what has happened or why the vampires have seemed to have missed them. And apparently these vampires never wipe the blood off their faces, even after a month. There were just to many story problems like this.
It just came down to a good story told poorly. Suspension of disbelief has to be earned, and this movie did not earn it.