Seven years have elapsed since movie producers Michael and Peter Spierig electrified horror buffs with their thriller, Undead. Their new offering ‘Daybreakers’ is a smart variation on the vampire myth and provide enthusiasts of this genre everything they pine for. The story takes place in the not so distant future, when vampires are in control of the world and hound for the human beings that still exist for blood. Daybreakers teams up with flying monsters and fiery gores with car chases and automatic weaponry. The Spierigs uses their vampire idea with élan and the outcome is an impending horror / action movie comparable to Underworld.

A plague in 2019 has altered almost the entire inhabitants of the world into vampires, who continue to reside and toil in a society that is altered to accommodate the need of their current status. The contemporary cars have dark windows so that the vampires could drive in the hours of daylight, that too using computer maneuvering techniques. Coffee stalls now deals in blood. Many of the secrets are out of the public purview and are concealed in the top floors of a business house. The supply of blood is fast diminishing and the upright vampires that are hungry for blood develop into flying beasts. Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke) is doing an investigation on vampires and is trying to develop a substitute for blood and is committed to save human beings. The callous chief of the business corporation is Sam Neill and Edward works for him. Elvis is a vampire huntsman who discloses a dreadful secret to Edward that could bring down the dominant vampire society.

Hawke who declines to quench his thirst with human blood provides a credible performance. The act is stranded to some extent, but he is perfect for this comic-book plot. Sam Neill is brilliantly malevolent as the CEO vampire, determined to protect his immortality. Willem Dafoe after his arduous performance in the horror movie, ‘Antichrist’ creates the much needed laughter as the down to earth killer of vampires.

The Spierigs thus far has produced two feature films counting ‘Daybreakers’, but they demonstrate an amazing gift for pleasing the audience with their horror films. Chaos and confusion were utilized for creating laughter in ‘Undead’ and in ‘Daybreakers’, they collaborate chaos with shooting, car-chases and wholesome action.

The Spierigs have the technological expertise needed for any big films loaded with special effects. ‘Daybreakers’ is a polished work when compared to Undead, which was done in a tight budget and the special effects were simple and unsophisticated.

The special effects are uncanny especially where huge storing facility that keeps cadavers that are empty of blood and the hideous winged creatures that are the outcome when vampires go hungry without the much needed blood. A delightful aspect of the movie is the clever, though sardonic social comments on class, ethnicity and blood as allegories for the oil imbroglio.

It is possible that the film will take advantage of the present vampire obsession and the amalgamation of action, anarchy and vampires will make ‘Daybreakers’ a possible sensation of 2010. The film is ideal for a sequel, which substantiate our view that the Spierigs comprehends the film industry after only two films.