“Daybreakers” was a great idea that turned into an ok movie.
While it has some “meh” moments in the plot such as how Willem Dafoe’s
character is cured from his vampirism, I do appreciate the side effects of what
happens to a vampire when they don’t drink fresh human blood after a while.
Turning into an animalistic killing machine is pretty cool and makes sense in
addition to being awesome to watch and a great motivator to solve the vampire
society’s most pressing issue. Besides some weak story choices, “Daybreakers”
does offer a cast of known actors such as Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, and Willem
Dafoe to keep us entertained.
In 2019, most everyone has become a vampire and the human
blood supply is quickly running out. If you don’t drink your blood, you’ll eventually
turn into a mindless beast that kills anything and everything you see, so the
vampire boss types want to find a cure as quickly as possible. Edward is a scientist
who is working on finding a cure but falls into the wrong crowd, normal humans,
and finds a cure that he was not expecting. Now cured but human, Edward is in a
world of trouble and is being hunted down by his boss because becoming human
and losing your vampire powers was not the objective!
Favorite moment – Sam Neill being creepy as the vampire
boss, trying to have as much fun with the role as he can.
"I can be a vampire and look all pensive like Brad Pitt too!"
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