[Movie] Daybreakers

So, a mid-week film review, I don’t do these often, but being associated with someone on Orange provides certain bonuses on Wednesday, so mid-week it is. The film this time round is Daybreakers.

The film is a vampire flick with a twist. Edging more towards thriller than horror, Daybreakers offers us a world where vampires are in the majority and humans are farmed for their blood. The problem is, with a shrinking human population blood is running out. This, rather understandably, is having a negative impact on the vampires, and a company is working on synthesising a blood substitute. Enter Ethan Hawke, or Edward Dalton if you want to stay in the movie world, who is a scientist, rather fond of humans, trying to get this substitute working.

Hawke plays a scientist at a leading company, doesn’t quite belong where he is, and has a problem that leads to him lying low a little. It’s not the first time he’s played this role (Gattaca anyone?), and it isn’t his best. The dialogue is fairly flat and the plot fairly formulaic. There’s nothing game changing here, but as a chase thriller, it works.

There is some nice humour in there,visually as well as in dialogue, including a vampire that is dressed suspiciously like a certain famous vampire. There are a few jumps with clever sound queues, although you can often see them coming.

It may be worth noting that Daybreakers has been passed with a 15 certificate, but only just. It has been granted the certificate by the BBFC for “scenes of strong, gory and bloody violence” and including “some strong language and a brief scene of female nudity”. It was cut by 6 seconds by the distributor to secure the 15 instead of 18, which should indicate how close it is was to being holding an 18 certificate.

There is plenty of the mindless violence and guts and gore to keep people entertained, should that be what they want, and there is a a slight look into how it is this society operates, and as with all films like this, a deeper reflection on us as humans. That said it isn’t that strong a message, and whilst the idea is greatly interesting, the presentation of it is less so.

In all it is a fun film, and it is likely to keep you entertained for the 98 minute runtime. Just don’t go expecting this to change your opinions of vampires. Oh, and they do a little more in sunlight than just sparkle.

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