Ethan Hawke,
Willem Dafoe,
Claudia Karvan,
Michael Dorman,
Vince Colosimo
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Fresh off the success of their inventive take on the zombie genre, Undead masterminds Michael and Peter Spierig direct Ethan Hawke in an ambitious tale of a futuristic Earth populated entirely by vamp... read more
Directed by: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Keywords:
action,
star,
sci-fi,
horror,
vampire,
different,
budget,
zombie,
gory,
enough,
true,
ethan hawke,
willem dafoe,
vampire movie,
sam neill,
Willem Dafoe ,
Ethan Hawke ,
Sam Neill ,
Edward Dalton
DVD Release Date: May 11, 2010
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May 16, 2010I liked it just for the fact it was a completely different approach on the genre than i was use to. Coming from fairly new directors Ill give them leeway on any plot holes and or mistakes made. overall i enjoyed it.
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May 16, 2012This horror action-thriller follows the premise of a virus turning the majority of humanity into vampires by 2009, with the thirst for blood turning humans almost entirely extinct ten years later. When a hematologist discovers the resistance during his search for a blood substitu... read more
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January 3, 2012After over a decade of either stylized action or mushy romanticized vampire films, audiences have been given a movie that pumps new blood into this undead genre. This film looks at a world that is dominated by vampires, and then sheds some light our own human world. When a young ... read more
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July 10, 2011Thanks to the current "pussyfication" of vampires - I'm looking at you Twilight - Daybreakers seems like it's coming out at a time where it's too old school to really connect with an audience. I really hope that's not the case, because this simply is a great film. It is a wonderf... read more
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April 10, 2011I actually enjoyed this vampire movie. It had a very well made plot and acting. The concept is a very smart and good one. I felt it didn't explore the concept enough with it being very short. Out of all the crappy vampire movies ive seen, this movie is a fresh breath of air f... read more
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March 14, 2011This movie was not so great. The best thing about the movie was the blood and gore effects, but that's it.
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January 23, 2011The first 20 minutes are great, but the film gets worse and worse throughout.
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December 18, 2010A new twist on a vampire story. Just to see a new twist on the traditional vampire movies makes this a fun movie to watch. Knowing why no Oscar nominations were given but none the less an enjoyable way to kill a dull evening.
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November 10, 2010I really enjoyed this interesting modern spin on the ancient tale of the vampire.
I loved the mythology they created and found the story and visuals to be very creative and extremely interesting. Especially all of the cool "vampire-tech" stuff.
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October 31, 2010In these times so saturated with vampires, we now get Daybreakers, a film by the brothers Spierig. The filmmaking duo shows a dystopian society in the near future, in which vampires have become the predominant species. Ethan Hawke plays the main character, Edward (a character tha... read more
Critic Reviews
May 6, 2011
C. Robert Cargill, Film.com
January 8, 2010
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Hawke gives his all here -- or maybe just half his all -- and it isn't quite enough: He's trying to be soulful, but he really just looks a little tired. The real delight is Willem Dafoe. Full Review
January 8, 2010
Kyle Smith, New York Post
For the lowbrow, the thrill is a level of fleshy explosiveness reminiscent of David Cronenberg's Scanners. No one dies quietly; he must either detonate like Hiroshima or burst into juicy red chunks of... Full Review
January 8, 2010
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Daybreakers is more fun than foreboding; it's fright-lite, yet that's par for the bloody course in these busy apocalyptic days. Full Review
January 8, 2010
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
The narrative may flag, but the doomsday atmosphere and George Liddleâ(TM)s production design remain vivid until the final, blood-splattered reel. Full Review
January 8, 2010
Cliff Doerksen, Chicago Reader
Writer-directors Michael and Peter Spierig equip this unpretentious, low-budget, high-functioning shocker with some sharp satirical teeth, and Dafoe has a ball behind his Manson goatee. Full Review
January 8, 2010
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Even though I'm pretty much vampired out these days, I appreciated the grossout thrills and the B-movie dialogue. Full Review
January 8, 2010
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
In the end, Daybreakers doesn't really want to make anyone think too hard. If that were to happen, they might stop to wonder why all the human survivors out there hiding in fear of their lives don't j... Full Review
January 8, 2010
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Daybreakers has substance and smarts, plus lots of visual treats for the fanboys -- a mix to keep everybody happy. Full Review
January 8, 2010
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Despite the Spierig brothers' punchy visual style and satiric tone, Daybreakers eventually devolves, though Dafoe and his Southern drawl goose things up and Hawke has a greasy romanticism. Full Review
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