30 Days of Night

I want to see this one, but I have low expectations. This film is based on a comic that wasn't very good to start with, though it looked gorgeous. The plot of the movie looks a little more streamlined than the jarring, jumping plot of the comic, and that should work to the film's advantage. The visual style holds pretty true to the comic, which should also be to the film's advantage. On the downside, the cast either looks flat (Josh Hartnett & Melissa George), or grossly overplayed (Ben Foster again, apparently trying to become the next Giovanni Ribisi). The always-great Danny Huston is in the cast, but I did not spot him in the trailer. Hopefully he'll remain a true professional and give a good performance even though this movie is way beneath him.

On a hopeful note, the sequels to the comic are much better than the original. If the film is successful enough to warrant sequels of its own, at least I know they'll have decent source material.