In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. 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.
The narrative may flag, but the doomsday atmosphere and George Liddlea(TM)s production design remain vivid until the final, blood-splattered reel.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
8 Jan 2010
fresh:
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,
Globe and Mail,
8 Jan 2010
fresh:
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,
New York Post,
8 Jan 2010
rotten:
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,
Salon.com,
8 Jan 2010
fresh:
Daybreakers is the pinnacle of fun, modern sci-fi horror actioners.