Movie Review: 30 Days of Night

Movie Review: 30 Days of Night.

Director: David Slade
Writers: Steve Niles and Stuart Beattie
Date: 19 October 2007 (Canada)
Genre: Horror

Last Wednesday I was faced with the boring prospect of heading home after work, but feeling achy and ill and not having my girlfriend around to comfort me, I decided that I would not go home for a while.

Drinking whilst ill is stupid, so my local hole of debauchery was off the cards. That's how I found myself heading towards the big bright lights of the movie theater.

Staring up at the listings and looking around at the posters I knew that a no brainer horror would be perfect. I wasn't feeling like I could pay attention to a deep and meaningful film, 30 Days of Night was on hand to fulfill my need.

30 Days of Night takes place in a town called Barrow which is the furthest most northern town in Alaska. For 30 days every year the town is thrown into night. This year the residents end up having to deal with far more than endless depression, alcohol being illegal and missing loved ones who have fled to brighter parts of the world.

The film opens with the two town sheriffs discovering footprints and a pile of burnt mobile phones, whilst on their annual shut down. Immediately you know that the extremely handsome Sheriff Eben Oleson (Josh Hartnet) is going to be the focus of this movie. The tradition of giving the hero the job of straight faced delivery of the stupidest one liners is held.

Very soon after the romantic angle is introduced when his separated wife, Stella (Melissa George), firstly just so happens to be in town for work and secondly misses the last plane out.

From here on in, you know, the bitter partnership will obviously be there to save the town from the freakish events that will unfold!