Pluskylang Great Film overall

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

kindersurprise1000 What a movie! I loved the dark and graphic take on a vampire genre. The characters are well thought out, the vampires, their movements and sounds are creepy. The plot keeps you tense till the very end. I hope this director does many many more awesome movies.

travis36 Very suspenseful and original. Many of the scenes were done so well with the filming and scenery, very believable. The characters were all believable and none acted over the top. The fight scenes were gory but well done. I was disappointed in the ending as Josh Bartlett's character chose a very unbelievable solution. Up to that point he worked in an intelligent way managing to survive and protect the others. A great scary movie with an original story and characters

Paul Magne Haakonsen This was actually one interesting vampire movie back in the day when it was released, because it certainly broke the form that vampire movies tended to follow, and suddenly vampires were not these overly charismatic goth-like creatures. It was nice to have the vampires turn into savage and feral creatures."30 Days of Night" has a good storyline, that is loaded with lots of action. And the concept was very interesting, nay, refreshing to say the least, because director David Slade certainly brought new and much needed blood, pardon the pun, to the vampire genre.The movie was definitely benefiting well from having great special effects and CGI. Some of the vampires, however, looked somewhat ridiculous, but it was hardly something that spoiled the movie.There was also a good cast performing the various roles and characters in the movie. It was especially interesting to see Josh Hartnett in a movie such as this, and he really stepped up to the plate and proved that he was worthy of carrying the movie."30 Days of Night" is definitely worth watching if you enjoy vampire movies that combine action with thrills. So you can sink your fangs into this movie without a doubt.

The Movie Diorama Utilising a weather phenomenon known as "polar nights" in which night lasts more than 24 hours. In this case, 30 days of eternal night where a small group of vampires take advantage of the darkness to massacre a town. It's up to the local sheriff and the remaining survivors to save the town from becoming ruins. Like I said, an interesting premise. It has all the right ingredients for a decent gory flick yet it never feels thrilling. Undeniably there is plenty of gore, with many scenes spewing blood out left right and centre. I'm talking hacking a guy's head off with an axe multiple times, many many many scenes of neck feasting and one vampire being pushed into a grinder. Suffice to say, genre enthusiasts will love this. Others though may find some difficulty. A B-List cast results in mediocrity acting. Unfortunately it shows here, I mean Josh Hartnett and Melissa George tried their best but they just come across as wooden. The more emotionally involved scenes of dialogue were delivered monotonously. Danny Huston as the vampire coven leader was excellent. Surprisingly being a vampire suits him. He was menacing, ominous and down right creepy. It's a slow moving film, which is mostly where the narrative fails. It takes a good thirty minutes before we see the legion of vampires. A good five minute scene of carnage is then followed by fifteen minutes of survivors talking in an attic. The characters had no emotional depth and were completely one-dimensional, so all these scenes of building backstory and development were wasted. Slade's direction was pretty solid, liked the shaky cam when the vampires were attacking. Great use of lighting to enhance the silhouettes of vampires in the background. Oh, and the last ten minutes were absurd. I'm sorry but I hated the ending. Felt like a chapter in Twilight! Apart from that, it's a competent horror film that will appeal to a select few, just needed more interesting characters and a better conclusion.