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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.
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Daybreakers is the pinnacle of fun, modern sci-fi horror actioners. May 6, 2011 | Rating: A | Full Review…
Daybreakers is the pinnacle of fun, modern sci-fi horror actioners.
C. Robert Cargill
Interested in societal collapse - that is, when it's not more interested in the super cool way these vampires explode when stabbed Jan 10, 2010 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
Interested in societal collapse - that is, when it's not more interested in the super cool way these vampires explode when stabbed
Amy Nicholson
Hawke gives his all here -- or maybe just half his all -- and it isn't quite enough: He's trying to be soulful, but he really just looks a little tired. The real delight is Willem Dafoe. Jan 8, 2010
Hawke gives his all here -- or maybe just half his all -- and it isn't quite enough: He's trying to be soulful, but he really just looks a little tired. The real delight is Willem Dafoe.
Stephanie Zacharek
For the lowbrow, the thrill is a level of fleshy explosiveness reminiscent of David Cronenberg's Scanners. No one dies quietly; he must either detonate like Hiroshima or burst into juicy red chunks of viscera. Jan 8, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
For the lowbrow, the thrill is a level of fleshy explosiveness reminiscent of David Cronenberg's Scanners. No one dies quietly; he must either detonate like Hiroshima or burst into juicy red chunks of viscera.
Kyle Smith
Daybreakers is more fun than foreboding; it's fright-lite, yet that's par for the bloody course in these busy apocalyptic days. Jan 8, 2010 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Daybreakers is more fun than foreboding; it's fright-lite, yet that's par for the bloody course in these busy apocalyptic days.
Rick Groen
The narrative may flag, but the doomsday atmosphere and George Liddleâ(TM)s production design remain vivid until the final, blood-splattered reel. Jan 8, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
The narrative may flag, but the doomsday atmosphere and George Liddleâ(TM)s production design remain vivid until the final, blood-splattered reel.
Jeannette Catsoulis
Slick. Stylish. Creative. Original. Beyond cool. A new day has dawned in the genre with Daybreakers. Nov 7, 2019 | Full Review…
Slick. Stylish. Creative. Original. Beyond cool. A new day has dawned in the genre with Daybreakers.
Debbie Lynn Elias
[Daybreakers'] attention to detail and narrative strength make it well worth a look for fans of the genre and beyond. Oct 24, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
[Daybreakers'] attention to detail and narrative strength make it well worth a look for fans of the genre and beyond.
Nikki Baughan
The film offers a decent amount of action, the requisite creature FX an ambitious vampire narrative requires, and occasional vignettes that sell both the concept and the film's alternate reality. Sep 12, 2019 | Full Review…
The film offers a decent amount of action, the requisite creature FX an ambitious vampire narrative requires, and occasional vignettes that sell both the concept and the film's alternate reality.
Brian Collins
A fairly fresh twist on the vampire genre. Sep 11, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A fairly fresh twist on the vampire genre.
Kate Rodger
Packs a punch on so many fronts - original story ideas, creatively gross fight scenes, acting that's hammy in a fun way - that you'll leave the theater feeling soundly entertained. May 25, 2018 | Full Review…
Packs a punch on so many fronts - original story ideas, creatively gross fight scenes, acting that's hammy in a fun way - that you'll leave the theater feeling soundly entertained.
Annalee Newitz
Michael and Peter Spierig have created a fascinating and chillingly believable possible future. May 18, 2018 | Full Review…
Michael and Peter Spierig have created a fascinating and chillingly believable possible future.
Shelagh Rowan-Legg
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