30 Days of Night

I went into this with high expectations. After all the graphic novel has established a great story line for the movie to live up to. Let me just say the the movie lived up to all my expectations. Josh Hartnett did a fantastic job with the part of Eben Oleson the sheriff of a small town in the seclusion of Alaska during a period of winter where there are thirty straight days of night. Hartnett conveys that he clearly has a grasp on the town and town folks. When things start to go a little weird, you can sense his feeling of dread and that something awful is coming. Also the sense of tension and regret displayed between Melissa George's portrayal of Stella Oleson, Eben's estranged wife, really add to the film.

A seclusive town with a month of night. Sounds like a perfect place for a bunch of vampires to go have a snack. Well it is.

David Slade, the director does a great job of creating that feeling of now where to go seclusion that we have felt in movies like Alien and The Thing. The tension builds fast and doesn't let up. So does the gore. Slade does a nice job of keeping you feel slightly uncomfortable and not revealing too much too fast.

A couple other thing that I like about this movie is that the vampires are not the focus, the people are. The vampires are portrayed like blood thirsty monsters, from another land, who are there to feed. You don't see this as much very anymore. There is no sexy vampire seducing the pretty girl here, just the sense of survival by a caged animal.

I was really impressed with this film. Keeps you interested and never lets up.

Good:
Well paced. Great tension through out. End. The Oleson relationship. God gore, but not to much with a nice build up.

Bad:
No background story about the vampires. Maybe in the sequel?

Comments:
Loved it. Also like the changes from the graphic novel. They definitely add to the story and feel of the film.

Recommendations:
Theater. Go now. Remember it takes place in Alaska where there are 30 days of night, so you will be save.