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January 8, 2010
At the Movies: Vampire thriller 'Daybreakers' is DOA
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
The only lesson to take away from Ethan Hawke's horror-action tale “Daybreakers” is that vampires cannot run the world's affairs any better than we tasty humans can.
| DAYBREAKERS |
 Director: Peter and Michael Spierig Cast: Ethan Hawke, Claudia Karvan, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill Rating: R Running time: 98 minutes |
Set in 2019, “Daybreakers” is much like our world of today: Panhandlers begging for scraps, busy bees lining up for a morning rush-hour coffee jolt, precious resources dwindling and global calamity looming, corporate fleecers hoarding the best for themselves.
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