Strange...

You know how vampires have become romaticized and everybody and their mom wants to be one? If you're entirely unimpressed by this movement, this is the movie for you.

30 Days Of Night opens with a tanker, stranded in the ice, and a mysterious man walking towards Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost point in the US. It's a simple concept, really, and I wonder why nobody hought of it before (even one of the vampires comment on how they, "should have come here ages ago").

I was skeptical about 15 year old Josh Hartnett.....wait, he's not a teen, he just looks like one.....a teenage Keanu Reeves, only he has acting ability. Hartnett really isn't terribly interesting to watch in large doses, but he manages to pull it off once things get going. He isn't given much to work with as far as character, though. I quite literally couldn't tell you any distinguishing characteristics about any of the people in the movie. Nobody really has a personality, and while the horror genre has never been known for character development, it would be nice to at least give them something to stand out.

The vampires are not the seductive, romanticized versions, but more like the feral, bloodthirsty, souless abominations they were always meant to be. This makes them that much more frightening, as their sole purpose for coming to Barrow is to feed on every human there. The leader is the most interesting character in the movie, he's creepy with his slack jaw and slower, more determined movements.

There's also a few conventions, like the woodchipper, you just KNOW something is going to end up in there for a death scene. The ending is actually pretty cool, and the final scene was very powerful.

So, despite some glaring flaws, it's still a worthwhile and entertaining movie.

C+