The is no denying that the production values of Daybreakers are superb; the sophomore directing duo fill every inch of their frame with some startling effects work and detailed production design.
CommentAug 9, 2010
Daybreakers (2009)
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Reviews Counted:130
Fresh:86
Rotten:44
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Though it arrives during an unfortunate glut of vampire movies, Daybreakers offers enough dark sci-fi thrills -- and enough of a unique twist on the genre -- to satisfy filmgoers.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr. 38 min.
Genre: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Drama, Horror
Theatrical Release: Jan 8, 2010 Wide
Box Office: $30.0M
Synopsis: Two-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke plays Edward Dalton, a researcher in the year 2019, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world's... [More]
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman
Director: Michael Spierig , Peter Spierig
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REVIEWS FOR DAYBREAKERS
Pointed social commentary using the vampire as a metaphor for an increasingly predatory bourgeois society.
Jun 15, 2010
"Smartly constructed and lively all around, the gloom and doom submitted by filmmaking duo The Spierig Brothers is wildly entertaining and appropriately gushy with gore. Against all odds, Daybreakers is a blast."
Jun 2, 2010
Squandered potential at its most obvious.
May 22, 2010
Once the world is set up, the follow-through comes up short.
May 17, 2010
Somewhat enlivened by perfunctory professional performances by Ethan Hawke (as a guilt-ridden vampire looking for a cure for blood dependency) and Willem Dafoe (as Elvis, a crossbow-toting member of the human remnant).
May 15, 2010
... film of glistening surfaces...all lit in the subdued hues that "heaven to gaudy day denies."
May 11, 2010
Humans and parched vampires engage in endless skirmishes of hide and seek, while corporate meanies go about concocting efficient farming and drainage systems of homo sapiens in profiteering captivity.
May 2, 2010
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Apr 24, 2010
There is a lot of non-sparkly going on, if you know what I mean.
Apr 17, 2010
Daybreakers could have been a pulpy delight instead of just another, albeit entertaining, action movie.
Apr 15, 2010
Despite this fascinating premise and the careful construction of ingeniously retrofitted world, Daybreakers fails to dazzle.
Apr 14, 2010
Takes an idea that also happens to be a MESSAGE, in a genre that has been sucked dry, and still make something watchable. It's not the most brilliant vampire movie ever made, but it's the best one of 2010.
Mar 20, 2010
Set in a near future where the entire planet has been taken over by vampires, the film is actually quite pertinent in these post-credit crisis times.
Feb 20, 2010
Daybreakers is a perfect panacea to audiences averse to the tweeny romanticisation of the undead by Twilight and its ilk.
Feb 14, 2010
Daybreakers is highly inventive, containing plenty of interesting and original ideas about vampire technology, vampire physiology and the sociological implications of a vampire world.
Feb 14, 2010
A first-rate vampire flick with solid action and a story that's never been seen before. Go in with high expectations and you won't be disappointed. Paul Chambers, CNN.
Feb 3, 2010
A bad ending doesn’t detract too much from the great cast, plentiful blood and guts effects and rollicking pace.
Feb 1, 2010
The special effects look cheap; and while the premise, with its "we're drinking the blood of the earth!" subtext is interesting, the characters just aren't.
Jan 31, 2010
More Australian filmmakers should be inspired to take on Hollywood after seeing the Spierigs' vampire venture, even if it falls short of greatness.
Jan 31, 2010
LATEST NEWS FOR DAYBREAKERS
January 7, 2010:
Ethan Hawke Talks Daybreakers
Ethan Hawke returns to theaters this weekend with "Daybreakers" -- and now you can read his thoughts on the vampire sci-fi/action flick, which is bowing to some surprisingly robust reviews.
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January 7, 2010:
Critics Consensus: Daybreakers Has Bite
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