If we hadn't already been inundated with monster movies, this might have been more successful. The movie is very sci-fi mixed with horror and drama. It tells the story of what happens when our society becomes dominated by vampires and the human blood supply is dwindling. Ethan Hawke plays the handsome, "good" vampire named Edward who doesn't drink human blood and actually likes humans (hhmmm, boy does that character sounds awfully familiar!) There's also a comparison to our society now after what would happen to vampires as a whole if the supply ended. The once-sophisticated vampires turn into savages and start raiding stores and blood banks. But would we, as people today, act any differently if our water supply ran out? or oil? or food? As Edward and his team of vampires search for a blood substitute, we see sub-plots unfold with family, love, betrayal and trust. Sam Neill makes a remarkably good vampire and was well cast. The flaw, besides the direct "Twilight" comparison to Edward Cullen, is the background. We see little previews of how this whole society came to be, but nothing was fully explained. Somehow a bat started it all, but there's not much more detail than that. As a whole, I thought is was well done. Worth the DVD rental for sure.
Review of Daybreakers
