I suppose this movie can be described as a horror movie, but it seems to be more of a dark coming of age movie to me. It is true that the movie is basically a post civilization collapse story with "Vampires", but the plot focuses more on a master vampire hunter training an apprentice to live in the collapsed world.
The vampires in this movie are a lot more like zombies than anything you can find in contemporary fiction for the most part. They are unthinking, undead creatures constantly seeking blood and fleeing the sun. they are a bit stronger than normal humans, but not much, and their main advantage seems to be the fact that they are infectious, and there are a lot of them. From what I can tell in the movie if you are killed by one your rise as one, but all thought ceases in the transition. The world is definitely in a new dark age in this film, but there are many examples of communities getting by.
The two main characters in this movie are Martin, the apprentice, and Mister, the master. The story is told from Martin's point of view and narrated by him. It doesn't really feel like a horror film because the main characters are so numb to the horror around them that the normal tension is just not there. Instead it is replaced by the coming of age story of Martins training by Mister. Don't get me wrong all the elements of a horror movie are there, but they didn't hit me the same way.
The basic plot of the movie is that Mister and Martin are trying to get to New Eden, which is apparently in Canada, where the cold keeps the vampires at bay. They travel through a transformed United states fighting vampires, and picking up companions, and enemies along the way.
This movie was interesting, but very dark, and I would not recommend it if you are terribly afraid of vampires or zombies. If you can get past that it is an interesting take on a coming of age tale, and the background for the setting is very well thought out.
I watched this movie on Netflix via my Roku streaming player.
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