30 Days of Night

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George
Directed by: David Slade
Produced by: Sam Raimi, Ted Adams

A movie adaptation of the graphic novel by Steve Niles.

In Barrow, Alaska, there is an annual event of a month long "30 Days of Night". It's 30 days without the sun. As the town people are preparing for it a day before, mysterious events are happening: a pack of sleigh dogs were killed, the only town helicopter was destroyed, and cellphones went missing. Town sheriff Eben Oleson (Hartnett) was tasked to investigate. After a while, all of the evidences points to The Stranger, who only tells them: "They're coming for all of you". It turns out, The Stranger was referring to the Vampires who came into town to take advantage of the 30 Days without the sun. What follows is the fight for survival against the seemingly unstoppable undead.

I actually enjoyed this movie. Before I watched it, I read the reviews. Even though the reviews were good, I never really expected much just to not get disappointed. Much to my surprise, this is actually one of those movies which kept me on the edge of my seat. The shocks, thrills, gores, and eerie atmosphere was all fleshed out superbly. The atmosphere of the movie was so great that when the protagonists are arguing with themselves, I found myself saying (to myself): "Shut up guys, the vampires might hear you!!!" ;p

The actors were also able to deliver a great performance. Hartnett was ok, the vampire leader was superb, and the rest delivers a fine job. Obviously, director David Slade did a great job. Also, this is a movie produced by THE Sam Raimi. I was always been a fan of Raimi's even before he got famous with those Spiderman movies (Evil Dead FTW!).

All in all, a superb movie adaptation of the graphic novel. Have a perfect eerie atmosphere which promotes paranoia, and didn't relied solely on 'cheap thrills'. Rating: 8/10