Daybreakers
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In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into a vampire. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vampires on a way to save humankind.
What critics thought
Daybreakers lands somewhere between a genuine genre triumph and a polished disappointment depending on who you ask — critics admired its world-building ambition and practical effects, but several felt the intriguing premise eventually collapses into generic action mechanics. Fans of B-movie craft tend to be more forgiving than those looking for sharp dialogue and memorable set pieces.
“delivers the conceptual delight of a fifties-style B movie”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“emerges as a competent but routine chase thriller that lacks attention-getting dialogue, unique characters or memorable setpieces that might make it a genre keeper rather than a polished time-filler”
Variety
“intriguing premise ... ends as so many movies do these days, with fierce fights and bloodshed”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“a slick, violent, and intensely gloomy horror/action/sci-fi hybrid that stands out in a crowded field of end-of-mankind movie scenarios”
Laura Kern·Film Comment
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Michael SpierigDirector
Peter SpierigDirector
Ethan HawkeEdward Dalton
Sam NeillCharles Bromley
Willem DafoeLionel 'Elvis' Cormac
Claudia KarvanAudrey Bennett
Isabel LucasAlison Bromley
Vince ColosimoChristopher Caruso
Jay Laga'aiaSenator Turner
Michael DormanFrankie Dalton
Harriet Minto-DayLisa Barrett
Tiffany LambNews Reader
Mungo McKayColin Briggs
Emma RandallEllie Landon
Christopher GordonComposerDaybreakers
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into a vampire. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vampires on a way to save humankind.
What critics thought
Daybreakers lands somewhere between a genuine genre triumph and a polished disappointment depending on who you ask — critics admired its world-building ambition and practical effects, but several felt the intriguing premise eventually collapses into generic action mechanics. Fans of B-movie craft tend to be more forgiving than those looking for sharp dialogue and memorable set pieces.
“delivers the conceptual delight of a fifties-style B movie”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“emerges as a competent but routine chase thriller that lacks attention-getting dialogue, unique characters or memorable setpieces that might make it a genre keeper rather than a polished time-filler”
Variety
“intriguing premise ... ends as so many movies do these days, with fierce fights and bloodshed”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“a slick, violent, and intensely gloomy horror/action/sci-fi hybrid that stands out in a crowded field of end-of-mankind movie scenarios”
Laura Kern·Film Comment
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Michael SpierigDirectorPeter SpierigDirectorEthan HawkeEdward DaltonSam NeillCharles BromleyWillem DafoeLionel 'Elvis' CormacClaudia KarvanAudrey BennettIsabel LucasAlison BromleyVince ColosimoChristopher CarusoJay Laga'aiaSenator TurnerMichael DormanFrankie DaltonHarriet Minto-DayLisa BarrettTiffany LambNews ReaderMungo McKayColin BriggsEmma RandallEllie LandonChristopher GordonComposerStream
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