30 Days Of Night (7)

A horror of vampires that all the hallmarks of Stephen King, except that it is good! A surprising 7.

The Alaska town of Barrow is about to enter the winter month when the sun never rises above the horizon. Unfortunately for them, a group of vampires is at the same time moving into the town to feast. A small band of survivors struggle to stay hidden in the town for 30 days and fight to live to the sunrise. A weak love story, an obvious vampire killing machine and a slightly corny ending surprisingly do not weaken the film too much.


In classic Steven King, the town is isolated, there is not outside communication and no hope rescue, and a small team of struggling people are banding against pure evil. But unlike Steven King film adaptations, the people are actually slightly interesting - both the good guys and bad guys, the story is well paces but best of all, is the lighting. For a horror taking place in continuous night, in a town that has lost its electricity, I have not seen a film so beautifully light for a long time! Never mind all the silly factual mistakes, some cliches and the gore, the lighting - on people, sets, outside - is just fantastic. While admiring the lighting, you can also get to watch a pretty good horror that would be fine for any scary night in.