An average movie

Since 'Nosfertatu' was released in 1922, vampires have always been an endless source of inspiration for movie makers and 90 years later they still come up with some original ideas about the subject which is rather impressive. This movie was a good example. Indeed, the approach was quite original. This time around, it took place in the future and almost everyone had become a vampire so they were dominating our Society and, for once, they didn't have to hide. The humans were actually the one hiding since they were hunted for their blood. Another interesting thing was the shortage of blood which made you wonder how those vampires would survive in the future. All those aspects were really interesting and I really enjoyed the directing and the set dressing which provided a nice vision of this futuristic vampiric world. However, I still can't say that I was blown away by the whole thing. I mean, the main cast (Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe) was pretty good but their characters were not developped enough and they were rather stereotypical (the sensitive doctor vampire, the gready businessman vampire, the hotshot redneck,...). Furthermore, instead of developing the implications of such a world, they decided to throw some well-made but rather pedestrian and boring action scenes. To conclude, even though it was not a masterpiece whatsoever, I have to admit that it was still an original, entertaining and well-made vampire flick and it is definitely worth a look.