Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

milosprole9 It is one of the most modern vampire films of the decade. This is such stunningly awesome vampire film which never once uses the word "vampire". I found it very interesting, watchable and enjoyable, it's an excellent and absolute classic. Excellent atmosphere and cinematography! I can't describe anymore about it because it's not what a vampire film you think, it has across multiple genres than only horror. I'd give it a 9.5/10 and I highly recommend it!

Jackson Booth-Millard I knew that this was meant to be some sort of scary movie, I was interested because of the monsters that featured, the good cast, and it was rated well by critics, so I hoped for something worthwhile, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty). Basically in a small town in Pheonix, Arizona, late at night young cowboy Caleb Colton (Heroes' Adrian Pasdar) meets young beautiful drifter beautiful Mae (Jenny Wright), she asks him for a ride to her trailer. Before dawn, Mae bites Caleb on the neck, he is forced to walk home when his truck does not start, however when the sun rises and hits him, he starts to burn. Suddenly Caleb's father Loy (Tim Thomerson) and sister Sarah (Marcie Leeds) witness a van appearing out of the blue, and Caleb is pulled in and kidnapped. Caleb is introduced to Mae's family, a group of vampires: the leader Jesse Hooker (Lance Henriksen), his girlfriend Diamondback (Aliens' Jenette Goldstein), the cruel Severen (Bill Paxton) and the boy Homer (Joshua John Miller). What they all have in common is that they are all predatory creatures of the night who urge for and survive on blood, but Caleb refuses to kill, so Mae gives him her own blood to keep him alive. While Caleb is forced to join the vampire gang on their road trip, as they seek victims, while also trying to enjoy themselves, including nights in bars, Loy and Sarah are looking for Caleb, they eventually find him in a motel. Caleb has to choose whether to return to his beloved family, but eventually the vampires are killed off one by one in various circumstances, Jesse, Severen and Diamondback turn vicious, and will do whatever it takes to stop and kill Caleb and Mae, but in the end they survive and comfort each other. Also starring Kenny Call as Deputy Sheriff, Ed Corbett as Ticket Seller, Troy Evans as Plainclothes Officer and Bill Cross as Sheriff Eakers. Pasdar is alright as the luckless farm boy, Wright is seductive, and Henriksen and Paxton are good at being the nasty villains, it is a simple story about a gang of bloodsuckers, acting like outlaws, and trying to stay one step ahead of daylight, it is an interesting mixture of a road movie, a western and a scary movie, with striking moments of bloody violence, it is a watchable horror thriller. Good!

Mr-Fusion If mood and unease are high on your list, then "Near Dark is sure to please. Between the fog, those dusty western towns and the feel of blackest night, the atmosphere is palpable. I dare say that Tangerine Dream is the star of the show. Plus, the movie borrows from James Cameron's stable of players, so there's personality to spare. My issue with this movie is the lack of chemistry between Adrian Pasdar and Jenny Wright, which is what's supposed to kick this whole story into motion in the first place. There's also a surprising lack of tension throughout. And it's not until Tim Thomerson swoops in to save his son that the movie carries some emotional weight (and by then, we're fifteen minutes out from the end credits).I've done the reading and I know why "Near Dark" is notable (historical context and whatnot). But as a vampire movie? Not my favorite.5/10

Ben Larson Vampires in cowboy country? No, this is not some western, but a tale of drifters in the west that just happen to be children of the night.Kathryn Bigelow directed a winner her with familiar stars such as Adrian Pasdar from Heroes, who falls in love with a vampire played by Jenny Wright. Don't get excited. Wright keeps her shirt on unlike her previous skintastic appearances in Pink Floyd the Wall, The Wild Life and The World According to Garp.The drifters? How about Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, and Jenette Goldstein from Aliens. Cool, huh? One thing I have never seen in a vampire movie is the transformation back to human. This was a first. Of course, it had the usual fire and explosions after sunlight hits.An interesting twist on the usual and a fun flick.