The next stage in the evolution of the vampire movie is upon us. In this movie starring Ethan Hawke(Training Day, Before Sunrise, Taking Lives), Willem Defoe (Spiderman, Shadow of a Vampire), and Sam Neil (Jurassic Park, Merlin, The Tudors), the vampires are the main population and the humans are the ones being hunted and on the brink of extinction. It is your regular vampire movie, except backwards, as we see all the everyday societal functions (police, bus drivers, students, vagrants, government officials, etc.) all being vampires. The vampires basically farm the humans they catch for blood to feed the growing population of vamps. Edward (Hawke) is a human sympathizer as he never wanted to be turned into a vampire in the first place. He is a hematologist searching for a blood alternative in hopes that the need to hunt humans will stop. Although he doesn't find the blood substitute, he does stumble across a cure. A way for a vampire to become human again. The question is, is it in time to save the human race before its extermination? Well worth a watch. It did not get good reviews so I was skeptical, but as usual, I completely disagree with the critics. So check this movie out.
Rating: 4 stars
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