NEGATIVES: Too many illogical scenes, muted characters, and unanswered questions make this movie crash by the time you finish it.
Here's the list: -Why is the movie titled "Sunrise"? Sunrise serves no meaning?
-What is the point of repeatedly showing the wild buck?
-Why is the vampire called Red Coat? At first, I thought this was a monster movie and not a vampire movie because of that.
-Where is the original vampire? Retired? Dead? Moved on while leaving the Pacifc NW to Fallon?
-Why did the original vampire save Fallon while killing his wife? We see him willingly drink the vampire's blood.
-Why did Fallon wait 10 years to get his revenge? Why did he waste 10 years wandering around the forest and killing animals instead?
-Why did Fallon go to the Asian family? Why does he ask Edward to bring him fresh blood? Can't he get blood himself? After all, he's been killing off animals.
-Why isn't Edward scared of Fallon when he realizes the guy is a vampire? A normal person would tell his mom and run away.
-Reynold's daughter is a muted character who utters no words until the end of the movie. This is a waste of character development.
-How can Reynold's daughter die so quickly from a stab wound to the side with a small knife?
-Why does Reynolds abduct the Asian family at the end? To murder them? Then why doesn't he just kill them right away if he hate them so much? How will killing them allow him to steal their land?
-Why did Reynolds kill his chubby goon after kidnapping the Asian family?
-Why doesn't Yan seek FBI or State Police help to report her husband's death and racial threats? Obviously she's a smart, educated woman from the city who knows how to escalate matters.
POSITIVES: -Guy Pearce's usual, brilliant acting but I don't know why he even took this role. Waste of his talent. Ma Reynolds and Yan's acting are also good but the others are non-memorable.
-Cinematography is pretty good. Not an amateur movie.
CONCLUSION: -A very unsatisfying movie that could have gone somewhere had the Director bothered to do some tweaking and fill in many missing holes. It's OK to watch if you don't have to pay for it, but definitely not worth paying money to watch. Wait for it to come to Netflix or Amazon Prime or some other streaming service.
Here's the list: -Why is the movie titled "Sunrise"? Sunrise serves no meaning?
-What is the point of repeatedly showing the wild buck?
-Why is the vampire called Red Coat? At first, I thought this was a monster movie and not a vampire movie because of that.
-Where is the original vampire? Retired? Dead? Moved on while leaving the Pacifc NW to Fallon?
-Why did the original vampire save Fallon while killing his wife? We see him willingly drink the vampire's blood.
-Why did Fallon wait 10 years to get his revenge? Why did he waste 10 years wandering around the forest and killing animals instead?
-Why did Fallon go to the Asian family? Why does he ask Edward to bring him fresh blood? Can't he get blood himself? After all, he's been killing off animals.
-Why isn't Edward scared of Fallon when he realizes the guy is a vampire? A normal person would tell his mom and run away.
-Reynold's daughter is a muted character who utters no words until the end of the movie. This is a waste of character development.
-How can Reynold's daughter die so quickly from a stab wound to the side with a small knife?
-Why does Reynolds abduct the Asian family at the end? To murder them? Then why doesn't he just kill them right away if he hate them so much? How will killing them allow him to steal their land?
-Why did Reynolds kill his chubby goon after kidnapping the Asian family?
-Why doesn't Yan seek FBI or State Police help to report her husband's death and racial threats? Obviously she's a smart, educated woman from the city who knows how to escalate matters.
POSITIVES: -Guy Pearce's usual, brilliant acting but I don't know why he even took this role. Waste of his talent. Ma Reynolds and Yan's acting are also good but the others are non-memorable.
-Cinematography is pretty good. Not an amateur movie.
CONCLUSION: -A very unsatisfying movie that could have gone somewhere had the Director bothered to do some tweaking and fill in many missing holes. It's OK to watch if you don't have to pay for it, but definitely not worth paying money to watch. Wait for it to come to Netflix or Amazon Prime or some other streaming service.