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| Melissa George seriously worried in 30 Days of Night (2007) |
The plot works in the estrangement of husband and wife, Eben
and Stella (Melissa George). Stella plans to leave Barrow for good and Eben
anguishes about it. Of course the plot won’t allow the two to split apart
without being forced to join together to face the vampires raiding Barrow. Again,
this isn’t something that hasn’t been used in time past, but Hartnett (to me,
he was a bit of a victim to his heartthrob looks and Hollywood’s obsession at
the time for force-feeding him to us) and George are capable enough to elicit
sympathy for where their relationship is at and the demands upon them to stop a
global threat right in their own "back yard."
A thought did cross my mind that Hartnett does appear to be
a bit young and fresh-faced for this sheriff of such a blue-collar,
rough-weather town. The gruff and tough of such a cold-weather Alaskan town
where beards are the norm and skin chaffs at low temperature days seem to
contrast quite a bit with Hartnett and George who do look a bit too pretty. In
other films, they’d be outsiders who happened to find themselves passing
through a town like this by accident or as investigative scientists not police
officers actually in law enforcement positions. Maybe I just stereotype too
much?
Speaking of Melissa George, I like her a lot. I like her
pouty lips and she always seems to generate the appropriate expressions and
with her characters often facing scary situations has the reactions I find
quite effectively sound as developments involve her.
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