Brothers Michael and Peter Spierig, makers of Aussie zombie flick UNDEAD, have kicked of the year with a surprisingly good genre movie that is part sci-fi, horror, thriller, and action movie. DAYBREAKERS is a thinking person’s vampire flick with deliciously gory action, an underlying social message, lean direction, and best of all, no obnoxious product placement or pop music. Enter Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke), a blood specialist at a blood production company and a reluctant vampire, who encounters a group of humans in hiding who have stumbled upon a cure for vampirism. When Edward agrees to help the humans try to figure out how to use this knowledge to save humanity this sets the stage for conflict with Edward’s boss, Charles Bromley (Sam Neill), a former terminal cancer patient-turned-immortal vampire who uses his private army to ensure that no cure is found and vampires continue to thrive. A big part of the film’s success is the persistent tension that is maintained. This is remarkable given that it has turned the tables on vampire conventions by making most of these monsters appear ordinary, or rather paler reflections of humanity. Backing up the strong story and action is a welcome, dramatic orchestral score from Christopher Gordon. I had almost forgotten how much better a genre movie can be with real dramatic music tailored to the film. Along with vivid, earthy production design by George Liddle, who previously worked on the equally excellent genre film DARK CITY, everything in DAYBREAKERS really flows together well and I feel the filmmakers have successfully put forth their vision about as well as anyone could. Click to Watch Daybreakers Movie Online | 
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