Standard post apocalypse venue. This time its a vampire virus not a zombie or alien invasion. The cinematography is decent with a theatrical production value. The acting is well above syfy fare and engaging. The writers do present us with various forms of vampires from attractive sirens to berserkers. That being said, the real villains of the show are not the infected but the worst parts of humanity. In one instance it is mentioned that there are areas of the US populated by cannibals... and then there are maps that reveal large areas of vampire territory. Fortunately for humanity, the vampires have limited mental utility. They are not Vlad Tepes Dracula. At best they have a slightly higher cognitive functionality as a rabid Doberman; or at least it appears that way.
The vampires have many forms as I mentioned before. Some more human and others more monstrous, however the makeup is inconsistent and sometimes misses the mark. I would chalk that up to budgetary constraints. My biggest complaint is that the movie makes numerous barbed attempts at anti-Christian diatribe. Apparently, it is "Christians" who seem to be causing all the trouble by using vamps as weapons. The irony is the cult leader never mentions Christ or Jesus just god...(with a little g ). The Nun claims that cult members claim to be Christians. The dialogue says it all... All that goodness shattered by some Christian crazies dropping vamps from the sky... This is not surprising for most of today's productions. The boogie man cannot be Islam or Buddhism or some radical Communist group all of whom have proven to be insanely violent in history... it has to be Christians. Other than the offensive attack on Christians I can recommend this to genre fans. If you can see it on legal free sites it would be a decent Halloween treat...or trick depending on point of view.
The vampires have many forms as I mentioned before. Some more human and others more monstrous, however the makeup is inconsistent and sometimes misses the mark. I would chalk that up to budgetary constraints. My biggest complaint is that the movie makes numerous barbed attempts at anti-Christian diatribe. Apparently, it is "Christians" who seem to be causing all the trouble by using vamps as weapons. The irony is the cult leader never mentions Christ or Jesus just god...(with a little g ). The Nun claims that cult members claim to be Christians. The dialogue says it all... All that goodness shattered by some Christian crazies dropping vamps from the sky... This is not surprising for most of today's productions. The boogie man cannot be Islam or Buddhism or some radical Communist group all of whom have proven to be insanely violent in history... it has to be Christians. Other than the offensive attack on Christians I can recommend this to genre fans. If you can see it on legal free sites it would be a decent Halloween treat...or trick depending on point of view.