I am a sucker for vampires  but even my  non-vampire loving  colleagues  were impressed with this  film.  Like the best horror films (think George Romero) this one is a metaphor  for  one of the horrors of our times, corporate greed.

It’s 2017 and, as in numerous films of recent years, a virus has turned the world upside down, in this  case, turning humans into vampires. Society remains  the same- complete with our  coffee addiction and cookie-cutter lookalike subdivisions- except  life is lived at night.  The crisis: the vampires are running out of humans  despite a corporation that harvests  them for blood. 

While the film has a few stars: Ethan Hawke; a wickedly funny Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill- most are unknowns.  It’s scary, thrilling,  very bloody and darkly  funny.  I can’t wait to sink my teeth in the sequel.

4 stars