Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- 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
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Time Out
A darkly stylish horror film. - 75
Charlotte Observer
Daybreakers is more serious, from its A-list cast to its political commentary, with blood as a metaphor for oil. Like the best genre films, it has something on its mind. - 70
Arizona Republic
Daybreakers isn't a great film, but it's a good one, and in a market oddly lousy with vampire tales, it's an original. - 70
Chicago Reader
Just when it seemed as if the vampire narrative had degenerated into terminal suckitude, along comes this gleefully gory little gem. - 67
Austin Chronicle
It’s a little bit silly – as is Dafoe’s Kentucky-fried cowboy mechanic named Elvis – but silly is fun. In fact, one wishes it were sillier still. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
This intriguing premise, alas, ends as so many movies do these days, with fierce fights and bloodshed. - 60
Empire
Lots of interesting concepts competing for limited running time make for more of a TV pilot than a feature film. - 60
Variety
The script doesn't wring many surprises or much character involvement from the premise, and the brothers' helming, while slick, is short on scares, action setpieces and humor.