The film earns a score of 62 out of 100. Set a decade following a catastrophic event that transformed most people into vampires, the story centers on a medical professional working to create an artificial blood source—an effort intended to safeguard humanity and also maintain sustenance for the vampire population. The performances were solid and the movie proved diverting, though it wasn’t without its shortcomings…

This vampire movie isn’t exactly a triumph, yet it manages to be enjoyable with a surprising element near its close. Vampire stories aren't typically my thing—I tend to prefer older slasher films like *Halloween* and *Friday the 13th*, for example—but this one wasn’t awful, even though there were moments of really poor CGI blood effects. It was certainly boosted by Willem Dafoe’s presence; I would have liked him to p…