''30 Days Of Night"

30 Days of night is the horrendous story of the small town of Barrow, the northern most settlement in the United States. For 30 nights a year this small innocent town is plunged into total darkness and this is the time Marlow and his entourage of frenzied vampires choose to feed upon the unsuspecting townsfolk.

Really convincing and evil looking make up

The film came from a graphic novel and if the novel is as twisted as the film i credit the author. The original setting of the film really interested me. I think this was because the solar events which cause Barrow to suffer this blackout do actually happen, but with no vampires, I hope. The reality of their situation really went well with the fictional story which had been applied to it. A lot of the effects and make up are also really incredible with really viscous looking blood and pulsating wounds inflicted by the vampires. I especially like the glossy black eyes as I think good eyes makes a good vampire from a film perspective.





The sound the vampires make is also a vital part of their character as the gut wrenching wail of the vampires really gets into your head as a really unpleasant sound even to the viewer. The sound they make just adds another level to the brilliance of their design.

As far as being a horror film is concerned it comes off really well. First time i watched it i was really freaked out by some of the gruesome deaths which occur as well as the creeping tension when vampires are close but you cant quite see them. These both amount to a really quite frightening film to watch, especially on their own. The acting from Josh Hartnett was pretty good and he makes a convincing sheriff and overall hero of the story, a lot of the support cast are bad in places but they generally work well and pull off their characters.

I liked this film for its originality (not counting the graphic novel and vampire design. Both played a key role in making this film pretty terrifying.


7/10