I was not surprised that this one was really good. I've been looking forward to it for a while now. OK, so Josh Hartnett's character seems a little too wise for his age but overall I give it a big thumbs up.

I'm sure you know the plot - a small town in Alaska (which has a period of total darkness/night for 30 days straight) gets attacked by vampire-like beings. I think it was really well done. They made you wait to see the monsters so the suspense built for quite some time. When you do finally see them, they do not disappoint.

The victim characters were mostly likeable with a few you feel truly sorry for. The old man with a memory problem definitely made me squirm. He kept forgetting what was going on and TALKING OUT LOUD! Eeeek!

Two bonuses for me: Ben Foster and Mark Boone Junior. Ben's been in The Punisher, Alpha Dog (as Mazursky) & 11:14 among others. Mark was in Batman Begins, Lonesome Jim, The Thin Red Line, Seven, Memento and more. Oooooooh....

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