Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2009

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I don’t know why vampires didn’t think of this earlier: the month-long period each winter without any of that pesky skin-charring sunlight in far-north towns like Barrow, Alaska. Taking a cue from 28 Days Later, these brilliantly designed bloodsuckers are fast, feral, famished and smart (Danny Huston’s great). Sorry, Anne, no tortured undead souls here—these are screeching, evil things, and they have a month to feed on Alaskans. A wan Josh Hartnett plays the sheriff leading the handful of survivors. Not great, but smarter than the average vampire movie. Directed by David Slade, who did Hard Candy.
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