It's Near Dark redux with a touch of The Lost Boys thrown in for good measure.

In what amounts to nothing more than a passable time; this has Kerr Smith and Brendan Fehr meeting-up on a roadtrip along with Izabella Miko (who they pick-up along their journeys - and is quite sick) only to get chased and eventually have to go after Jonathan Schaech and his gang of hillbilly thugs - who turn out to be vampires. Of course to try and put a twist in the story we have writer/director Cardone trying to explain the reason for vampirism as a "virus".

This plays okay and the cast does try their best (Schaech fits his role but isn't given nearly enough to do) but the plotting gets a touch unclear at times, it's light on brains, Cardone goes hyper with his camera (I guess to give it a "hip" edge) and the gun slinging finale is so-so (the film ends on a whimper). Miko is also given the thankless task of showing mute fright and screaming an awful lot - she's pretty weak.

So to sum it all up - we've tread this path before in better movies and as horror fans know most times imitation is not a form of flattery. Watch this one's inspirations instead.

Directed By: J.S. Cardone.
Written By: J.S. Cardone.

Starring: Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Izabella Miko, Jonathan Schaech.

Picture Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen.

Picture Quality: It looks pretty, especially since a lot is set in the desert.

Extras: Features include a dull commentary, 3 deleted scenes, tailers, filmographies and two lame mini-featurettes one about actor Brendan Fehr, the other about the cars (?) used in the film.