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| Danny Huston is leader of the vampires in 30 Days of Night (2007) |
I think if there is a particular critique against the film,
it might be the less-than-complex plot. This is a vampire movie. It will
obviously feature blood-letting and carnivorous activity. The citizens of
Barrow will be bled dry and fed from. A small band of survivors will try and
eliminate the threat, and a heavy price will be paid in the process.
To make things interesting, sunlight is removed from the
equation, placing even greater peril upon those who have the misfortune of
living in Barrow. That’s the draw and what the movie hung its nightmare on. One
of the chief weaknesses of the bloodsucker is those death rays of the sun; so
with Alaska not having that, this provides vampires (led by a ferocious and
damned scary Danny Huston) with a distinct advantage (if they didn’t have
enough advantages already, right?) further complicating matters for the humans.
What is a nice surprise is how these vampires aren’t from Twilight or of the usual Gothic
variety. They’re hungry and unhinged, with a ferocity and primal savagery most
welcome. The vampires, to me, need to be right out of a nightmare. When they
show up and attack, I think we should have a gulp in our throat while watching
them. I think 30 Days of Night
accomplishes this at least. The meteorologist is a fine example of how fast and
dangerous the vampires are. They surround you and pounce without much
hesitation and go right for the jugular damn near immediately. The feast is in
their sights and like starving animals they are, the vampires aren’t willing to
wait long for the meal. It shouldn’t surprise us that the vampires lay waste to
Barrow in such fashion as they do.
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