Daybreakers

critic Reviews

, 69% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Though it arrives during an unfortunate glut of vampire movies, Daybreakers offers enough dark sci-fi thrills -- and enough of a unique twist on the genre -- to satisfy filmgoers.
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    Richard BrodyThe New Yorker
    The conceit is worked out in whiz-bang diabolical detail... and brought to life with imaginative effects.
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    Laura KernFilm Comment Magazine
    A slick, violent, and intensely gloomy horror/action/sci-fi hybrid that stands out in a crowded field of end-of-mankind movie scenarios.
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    Ben KenigsbergTime Out
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    Joshua RothkopfTime Out
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    C. Robert CargillFilm.com
    Daybreakers is the pinnacle of fun, modern sci-fi horror actioners.
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    Perri NemiroffCinemaBlend
    The power of the Spierig Brothers is mighty and it'll be impossible to sit down without becoming absorbed in their futuristic world of vampire clichés and novelties.
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    Nick RogersMidwest Film Journal
    As a vigorous reclamation of what vampire-genre movies should be, "Daybreakers" is, oh, positive.
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    Brian EggertDeep Focus Review
    Daybreakers proves Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig have the potential to become great genre filmmakers

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    Rene JordanEl Nuevo Herald (Miami)
    There is a lot of talent wasted in epic effort for a pyrrhic end. [Full review in Spanish]
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    Bakari SimpsonCall and Post (Cleveland)
    A perfectly seamless blend of sci-fi, horror and drama.
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