Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Andy Van Scoyoc This movie is amazing in one aspect...the way the vampires live, at night, the way the rest of us do in the daylight.During the day, the world is barren and empty. It looks as if everyone just disappeared.At night though, it's busy. There's jobs, bills to pay, cars have been altered in case of the need for daytime driving, news anchors, senators, police...everyone , every person, is a vampire...with only a handful of survivng humans...and any that are captured, are "farmed" for their blood.But...like any group or majority in power, there's always going to be someone who feels sorry for the minority/underdog...and in this movie, the humans couldn't have gotten a better ally in the form of Ed, a Hematologist with a heart who is tasked with finding a way to synthesize a blood substitute against the ever dwindling human population.With no blood, when humans are finally extinct...so are vampires...or worse yet, turn into these pitiful, grotesque creatures that, in popular fiction, have always been the base animal of what is, a vampire. Savage, feeding on their own bodies, they are powerful and insane...a bad combination for the vampires who consider them a disgusting sub species. The ending was lack luster and a let down, but the rest of the movie makes up for the disappointing finish.Definitely worth a watch.

view_and_review With the vampire genre it is very difficult to engineer something original and unique. That's why I really appreciate Daybreakers; it is a new look at a world of vampires. What if the majority of the world were vampires? That's exactly what Daybreakers explores. A virus breaks out and turns many people into vampires. Those not turned by the virus are either turned by other vampires or are farmed as a food source. But even this sun-less utopia has its flaws. As more and more humans become changed less and less blood is available for the masses. As hematologists work feverishly to find a blood substitute, humans work feverishly to survive. The story in itself is very captivating. Everyone has their reasons for the path they chose and they're all with merit. Some chose to be vampires out of fear of death, others for strength, while others never had a choice. As for those that remain human for the most part they saw the vampirism as a disease and not the next step in evolution. The story has equally good subplots to make the entire story more layered. The action is moderate though there is a lot of blood. Not the bloodiest movie ever made but there is a fair share. This is a vampire movie after all.I really enjoyed the movie and the conflict within the main character, Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke). He is a vampire that is unwilling to succumb to his human blood lust even if it means his eventual demise. He also happens to be a hematologist so he is desperately hoping to discover an alternative to human blood, if not an outright cure. The actors were good as was the story. This was a nice addition to the vampire genre.

sol- Set in a future in which close to 100% of the human population has been turned into vampires, the key theme of 'Daybreakers' is survival given an ever-dwindling blood supply due to the increasing scarcity of human beings. Ethan Hawke plays a haematologist employed to find a substitute source of sustenance for when the blood supply runs dry, however, he would much rather find a cure for vampirism itself. Also thrown into the mix are his boss, who would prefer not to have a cure, since the need for blood is good for business, and some renegade humans who believe that they have accidentally stumbled on a cure. Intriguing as all this might make 'Daybreakers' sound, it is a pretty uneven a ride with such a large focus on high octane action and gore that its thought-provoking ideas never feel properly explored. The lack of any explanation for the cause of the vampire disease also feels like a cop-out and while the film does eventually come up with two cures, neither solution is fleshed out in depth, which results in unanswered questions arising. The film boasts a lot of thought and consideration in other areas though. The black-out cars are nifty, there is a darkly comic moment when we learn that vampire animals wandering into daylight have resulted in an increase in forest fires (!) and there is a lot to like in the corporate greed agenda at the heart of the film.

Troy Putland Daybreakers' concept is highly intriguing. In a world where vampires rule, the human population is dwindling and supply of blood is running low. Ethan Hawke's scientist Edward is trying to find a long-term solution to the vampires' problems. Edward comes across a human faction who may have the answer he's looking for. Sounds great, right? For the majority, it is. The action and acting coincide well with the story, but it's easy to see that The Spierig Brothers are handling a craft too broad for their own good. Sub-plots diminish under the bigger picture, and a slight romance between Edward and an insurgent human (Isabel Lucas) never quite catches flame. The CGI is under heavy scrutiny. It looks as if the effects budget was mostly used on one, gory scene.