30 Days Of Night (2007)
30 Days of Night (based on the comic book series of the same name) is intense and relentless—as intense as it must be to face a 30-day-long polar night when you’re town is being attacked by vampires, I suppose. That’s the premise of the 2007 horror film, directed by David Slade and starring Josh Hartnett as the sheriff of the small, snowy town of Barrow, which is its own character in this film.
Though 30 Days of Night falls victim to some typical vampire movie tropes (lightning-fast movement, heaps upon heaps of cruelty, and some gaping plot holes), its unique setting helps it stand out in a sanguine sea. You can almost feel the cold hand of death creeping up your leg while you watch it, and it will certainly make you a little bit more freaked out on an impossibly quiet, snowy night. — AM
