IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433362/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayYiMygqlfo
Plot:
In a world 10 years into the future, 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.
Review:
I was interested to see this movie, even though everyones making vampire and werewolf movies lately. They seem to be the in thing currently. The second I saw “Film Finance Corporation Australia” at the start I had some mixed feelings about how good the movie will be. Being an Aussie, most films made in Australia are well… Australian. Something bogan or cliche and usually ending up crap. Luckily, the Queensland Government only gave some money to produce the film, not be involved in its plot or production. However, there are an arse load of well known Australian actors in the movie. Claudia Karvan, Sam Neill, Vince Colosimo and Isabel Lucas (of Transformers 2 fame, and also Homo’s and Gays, oops!… I mean, Home and Away).
The movie showed promise, and given with the influx of Vampire and Werewolf movies (see The Wolfman review I just did), it was a little away from the norm of Vampire movies. Not so much about Vampires killing people all the time, but more that what happens when they run out of humans. It was a good concept, but I don’t think it was executed well enough, and missed a little substance in the plot. Still worth watching though, but not as good as I thought.
Rating
3.5/5
