Following a plague of vampirism, only 5% of the population of Earth remains fully human. The other 95% are vampires and the supply of blood is dwindling. Edward (Ethan Hawke) is a vampire hematologist for, of course, an evil corporation, which is attempting to devise a synthetic blood product that will feed the multitudes.

Edward comes into contact with a group of underground vampires who are smuggling humans. They introduce Edward to Elvis (Willem Dafoe) who claims he has a cure for vampirism.

At the same time, a reasonable blood substitute is discovered. Which will win out, the natural "cure" or the evil corporate, synthetic "fix"? Don't worry, you won't care. The script is lazily constructed and the dialog is rather flat. This is Underworld and Blade without the action, style or self-aknowledged stupidity.

Actually, while sitting through this thing, I kept thinking they were trying to work out some grand metaphor but kept failing to get it to fit. Is vampirism Captialism? Is blood oil? What's you're point?

If you like seeing fake blood being splashed around or you have an affinity for good actors slumming in bad productions, you may enjoy yourself with this movie. Otherwise, move along, there is nothing to see here.

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