In a world run by vampires, humankind are used simply as their fuel, but as the population of humans becomes dangerously low, it is up to a scientist to find a cure.
Ethan Hawke stars as Edward Dalton, a vampire scientist who works for a powerful corporation searching for a substitute to human blood, so that the vampire race can live on. However, Edward’s loyalties to his job are soon tested when he runs into a band of humans on the run, who claim to have a solution to the problem - being able to turn vampires back into humans. As the vampire race quickly degenerates into violent, desperate creatures, the race is on to see who will prevail.
It is a brilliant concept for a film, even with all the vampire spew that seems to have been flung at our screens in recent years. However, the execution of the plot seems to fall a bit flat after while, and the ending was very disappointing.
Hawke is good as the lead role, but I think someone with a darker presence and forbidding nature would have been more appropriate. Also, the film is too short. Just when the action seems to get going, and the tension rises, it is basically over, and a lot is left unsaid.
The dystopian view of an earth run by vampires in 2019 is thoroughly engaging though. The way life has similarities such as waiting in line for a coffee (only the milk is substituted for blood), or pouring a glass of pure human blood over ice after a hard day. I think more could have been made of life in this world, the audience deserved to see more of the trivialities to make it a more thorough viewing experience.
A good film, a decent attempt at a modern vampire flick, but still not worthy of acclaim within the sci-fi-horror genre.
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