It's funny the trailers that suddenly pop up on the net, and spread like swine flu. Daybreakers is one of those film's we heard quite a lot about when it first went into production some two years ago and then nothing. It seemed Daybreakers would never see the light of day. After creating a minor, yet promising rumble in the horror world with Undead in 2003, good things were expected from Queensland directing brothers Michael and Peter Spierig. With US backing and a cast that puts most high profile horrors to same (Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neil) Daybreakers was hotly anticipated. But the cracks started to show when Ethan Hawke (reportedly) appeared on a talk show belittling the film. A source tells me the cut originally delivered by the Spierigs was rejected and a large portion of the film re shot, further explaining the delay. But that's water under the bridge now that we have finally gotten a look at the film. I was surprised to say the least, not that I was expecting a train wreck, I just wasn't excepting such grand scope. As far as a trailers go it looks great and reminds me of the New Zealand vampire flick 'Perfect Creature' by way of 'Dark City'. The use of Placebo's cover of Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' is terrific and conveys a sense of style and seriousness about an obviously high concept story. Let's hope the real thing holds up to this juicy little taste when it opens in Australian cinemas January 21, 2010.
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