
10 years from now, vampires make up the vast majority of the population with only 5% of the human race remaining. This presents particular challenges as the vampires' food supply - human blood - is dwindling and rationing is now the norm. There is growing evidence that vampires deprived of an adequate blood supply are themselves evolving into wild, vile creatures that attack anyone and anything in order to survive. Dr. Edward Dalton, a vampire and hematologist who works for a... (Full plot summary below)
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10 years from now, vampires make up the vast majority of the population with only 5% of the human race remaining. This presents particular challenges as the vampires' food supply - human blood - is dwindling and rationing is now the norm. There is growing evidence that vampires deprived of an adequate blood supply are themselves evolving into wild, vile creatures that attack anyone and anything in order to survive. Dr. Edward Dalton, a vampire and hematologist who works for a pharmaceutical firm, has been working on finding an artificial blood supply that will meet the vampire society's needs. He is sympathetic to humans and sees his work as a way of alleviating their suffering but his views on finding a solution change considerably when he meets someone who found a way to transform himself from being a vampire to again take human form.
Leave your thoughts about Daybreakers.
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanDaybreakers turns?into a ponderous apocalyptic chase film -- it's like "Children of Men" with exploding-plasma shock effects. |
| Philadelphia City PaperSam AdamsThe Spierigs' dusky noir has plenty of style, but the movie never develops beyond its intriguing setting, and the wildly uneven performances do nothing to draw you in. |
| Toronto StarLinda BarnardDaybreakers has substance and smarts, plus lots of visual treats for the fanboys -- a mix to keep everybody happy. |
| CNNRadioPaul ChambersA first-rate vampire flick with solid action and a story that's never been seen before. Go in with high expectations and you won't be disappointed. Paul Chambers, CNN. |
| Film.comC. Robert CargillDaybreakers is the pinnacle of fun, modern sci-fi horror actioners. |
| Screen InternationalTim GriersonEven if the premise turns out to be juicier than the payoff, this sci-fi/horror thriller suggests the Spierig brothers' future might be bright. |
| SFX MagazineDave GolderThe Spierig Brothers have created an unsettlingly believable world, part Blade Runner, part Gattaca, part Blade. |
| Movie DearestFr. Chris CarpenterThis clever twist on the vampire genre provides a much-needed, big-screen jolt of social satire and blood-drenched horror. |
| I.E. WeeklyAmy NicholsonInterested in societal collapse - that is, when it's not more interested in the super cool way these vampires explode when stabbed |
| MovieCrypt.comKevin A. RansonYeah, its another vampire film, but this one deals with the global end game instead of emo teen angst. |