Daybreakers

Far from the teen infatuation that is the Twilight series, this vampire flick takes us back to bloody basics. One, vampires are blood-sucking creatures of the devil. Two, they need humans to survive, which means a rather abrupt and painful death for the likes of you and me.

So in 2019 (sheesh, just round the corner), the vampire population find themselves running out of humans and our precious lifesource and, consequently, degenerating into snarling, drooling monsters. On the other side of the ring are the few remaining human-flavoured bits of prey, who are desperate to fight back, especially when they discover a way to turn vamps back into humans. War ensues, and I’ll leave the rest up to you to guess (no imagination required).

What is refreshing in this age of romanticised, vampire obsessions is the gross factor that made movies like Alien so popular. Winning performances it has not. Cool, B-grade effects, monsters and lighting? Sure. If that’s your thing, you’ll love it.

Rating: 3 outta 5.