Daybreakers

Yes, I know that some movies can usher in world peace and that others have the ability to solve world hunger. But, sometimes, I just want to be entertained. Daybreakers is pure, joyous and unapologetic escapism (ignoring the fact that the dwindling blood supply is an allegory for certain other resources in the real world of course).
When I saw the trailer for this film I knew that it would be more than just a 'forgettable genre piece' as one reviewer put it and was not surprised to find that I was right.
The Spierig brothers have succeeded in creating the dark broody world that you sometimes just long to be immersed in. The atmosphere evokes memories of Dark City and The Matrix yet the film succeeds in feeling and looking original. Considering how limited the budget was, the quality of this film is remarkable and the few constraints in the plot that are often cited I am attributing to constraints in the fiscal department.
The action sequences and the death scenes have always the right amount of b grade excess and humour. In particular, the failed blood substitute experiment was hilarious. An exploding head and gallons of rich, splattering blood - what more could you want from a movie?
The dialogue does not pretend to be shakespeare and that is where so much of the joy in this movie resides. Such as the first meeting between Ed and the humans...
"shoot him again!"
"no. dont shoot me again!"
"just shoot him again. do it!"
Very entertaining
Despite the prolonged scene of gratifying carnage towards the end and the fact that this is a vampire movie, this does not suit the horror genre so don't expect to be scared. This film is more like a sci-fi and is most pleasing in so many ways. But one way in particular is in the way it allows one to pick apart the poor American accents of all the wonderful Aussie actors.