“30 Days of Night” delivers all of the violence and blood that you would expect from a vampire movie. There are no love stories or sparkling skin amongst these vampires – just a thirst for blood in a spectacular setting. The story takes place in an Alaskan town that experiences thirty days without sunlight each year. The town is completely cut off from society during this time each winter, making it the perfect target for a coven of vampires. The vampires in this film are terrifying. They are extremely aggressive and speak in a language made up of clicks and simple syllables. Their screeches will cut directly through you as they are led by Danny Huston in a frighteningly convincing performance. Many of the vampires develop chilling personalities without uttering a single line, particularly Megan Franich as the alpha female and Andrew Stehlin as Huston’s sidekick. Outside of the vampires and the setting, the film is okay. The story provides some interesting twists but I have some issues with the execution. The first 45 minutes deliver a ton of action over the first few days of darkness but then everything slows down before suddenly jumping ahead to Day 18, then again to Day 29. They probably could have cut out 20 minutes of this movie, spread the events over all thirty days, and kept the pace moving. The acting is very average among the humans with the exception of Josh Hartnett whose character and acting drives the film. “30 Days of Night” isn’t the best horror film but there but it will do the job if you are in the mood for uncensored vampire violence.
[Pictured: This film is all about the vampires]
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