Directed By: Peter Thorwarth Written By: Peter Thorwarth & Stefan Holtz Cinematography: Yoshi Heimrath Editor: Knut Hake
Cast: Peri Baumeister, Dominic Purcell, Carl Koch, Alexander Scheer, Kai Ivo Baulitz, Kai Setti, Roland Moller, Gordon Brown
A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempts to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight.
This film becomes entertaining throughout because it starts with what could have been a ridiculous yet simple plot of a vampire versus terrorists and keeps twisting the tale so that there are new challenges to keep you interested. Luckily the film Stays pretty dark and not cookie-cutter or some kind of superhero flick.If anything it refreshingly uses vampire lore and manages to give us something unexpected with it.
The film is filled with action and horror. While it feels a bit long. You are never quite bored of anything. It shocks with taking out a character you expected to last longer and be the biggest foe. Instead the true villain is the live wire of the terrorists. He kind of displays his worst behavior early on before being neutered a bit but then coming back strong.
This story could have easily been a supernatural DIE HARD and instead actually comes through with an identity of its own. Though with just as much action and complications. Though this film is definitely more gory with less humor along the way.
Smart in a Way as the film uses perceived prejudice to its advantage in certain situations and though the terrorists are bad one character proves to be the evilest as he is the catalyst later for all the horribleness that happens to the passengers.
The film does offer a heroic character in a Muslim Passenger who always at least tries to do the right and most moral thing.
While at times it feels ridiculous the film does manage to keep you invested.
In The end it does emphasize a mother’s love for her child. While not making the vampire immortal or barely have any weaknesses.
GRADE: C+
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