Daybreakers
Overview
It's 2017, and the undead far outnumber the living in this horror film starring Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke (TRAINING DAY). A virus has spread across the earth, turning its inhabitants into vampires. With their blood supply dwindling, the vampires must find a way to sustain their source of food.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Michael Spierig - Director
Peter Spierig - Director
Ethan Hawke
Willem Dafoe
Sam Neill
Claudia Karvan
Michael Dorman
Vince Colosimo
Carl Rush
Charlotte Wilson
Damien Garvey
Isabel Lucas
Details
- Format: DVD (AC-3, Dolby, Widescreen)
- Run Time: 98
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 031398122258
- Genre: HORROR / SCI-FI / FANTASY
- Rating: R (MPAA)
- Release Date: May 2010
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
3 stars out of 5 -- "DAYBREAKERS, a clever twist on the vampire legend, delivers what genre fans crave and more." - 01/04/2010 Box Office
"[T]his impressively stylized thriller envisions a world where vampires rule and humans run....The doomsday atmosphere and George Liddle's production design remain vivid until the final, blood-splattered reel." - 01/08/2010 New York Times
"[T]here are clever touches....Some intriguing social issues are raised." - 01/07/2010 USA Today
"[T]he German filmmaker brothers Michael and Peter Spierig have come up with a new twist in DAYBREAKERS....[With] some stylish action, accompanied by several solid performances..." - 01/08/2010 Wall Street Journal
"[T]he setting is sleek and filled with clever details....The copious gore will appeal to hard-core horror buffs..." - 01/07/2010 Hollywood Reporter
"In one of the film's wickedly funny touches, vampire commuters are shown lining up for shots of the red stuff at a Starbucks-like blood bar." - 01/08/2010 Washington Post
"[A] slick, violent, and intensely gloomy horror/action/sci-fi hybrid that stands out in a crowded field of end-of-mankind movie scenarios." - 01/01/2010 Film Comment
3 stars out of 5 -- "There's a fascinating idea at the heart of DAYBREAKERS, where a vampire plague has swept the world and everyone's now a bloodsucker..." - 01/01/2010 Empire
"[I]t holds up a mirror to the ills of the past decade....It is also, thanks to the Spierigs' way with set-piece action and gory effects, a very enjoyable ride into the sunset." - 03/01/2010 Sight and Sound
3 stars out of 5 -- "The Spierig brothers' sci-fi/horror genre bender unspools in a beautifully blue-tinted, Giger-esque near-future where all humans are vampires and blood is scarce." - 05/17/2010 Total Film
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