Saturday, June 06, 2009

If only Josh Hartnett really were dead ... : "30 Days of Night"

I kid. I'm sure he's a nice guy. OK ... I don't kid.

Actually, this isn't a horrible entry in the recent wave of movies featuring some kind of bloodthirsty creatures. In this case, vampires have descended on Barrow, Alaska, as it enters a month-long period of 24-hour darkness. What timing!

I lost count of how derivative all of this was. First, it's about vampires. Second, there's the whole "28 Days Later"/"Dawn of the Dead" thing with fast-moving people-eaters. Third, the all-day night thing reminded me of "Pitch Black." And so on.

That said, it's not bad for its ilk. Harnett is the town cop. Melissa George is his estranged wife. Ben Foster -- yes, that weird guy with the crazy eyes -- is a vampire totie. Danny Huston is the head vampire. But the blood-letting and the "how ARE they going to get out of this?" are the thing here, and it could have been worse. Like Hartnett could have tried to actually act again. (Shudder.)

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