Got a chance to see "Daybreakers (2009)" last night and as a result of sheer hatred for the other work I have to do, I'm writing a review instead. The trailers and tv spots expose the premise very well, and I wasn't shocked when the movie started. The set up involves a strange virus that's transformed humanity into a bunch of blood sucking bastards. But whereas with most vampire flicks, the creatures are the "others," they are the norm in this world. One large corporation for which the protagonist, Edward, works specializes in farming the last remaining humans for their blood. But, oh no! The supply is running thin, and it's up to some crafty vampire scientists to find a blood substitute. The acting and not-horrible script produce a movie that is less like its Vampire-flick counterparts of today and more like classic (and totally awesome) Vampire-flicks of another decade entirely (Ahem...)
While there's certainly a little extra cheese than necessary, it certainly doesn't use melodrama as a plot device like every other fanged release in the past few years. This movie's full of old-school Vampires with no reflections and self-destruct buttons implanted in places that only stakes can reach. Sure, there's the sex appeal, but it doesn't cause sexual tension that can never be resolved because the Vampires are 14. It even pushes the genre forward by suggesting a cure that has always only been the cause of destruction in the past.
Verdict: Fairly Stoked. I would see this again, but it's nothing to rave about. A little social commentary is tossed in for flavor, but it's almost too overt; everybody knows that corporations are evil. The message is a little played out dramatically. Go see it if you still have a chance but don't wear your Team Edward shirt and boots and hairband and gloves and eyeliner.
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