at this point it seem almost unnecessary to state that jon bon jovi deliver a firm and strong and seamless performance a derek bliss . his capability a an actor have be previously establish by his critical acclaim garner in other film ( the lead man and no look back ) . but and in case anyone be still wonder and yes and jon bon jovi can act . he can act well and that come to be expect of him . it easy to separate derek from the guy who belt out hit on vh 1. i generally would not watch a horror movie . i have come to expect them to focus on sensationalistic gore rather than dialogue and plot . what please me most about this film be that there really be a viable plot be move along . the gore be not so much a to become the focus of the film and do not have a disturbingly realistic quality of film with high technical effect budget . so and gore fan might be disappoint and but story fan will not . unlike an action film like u 571 where the dialogue take a back seat to the bombast and we get a chance to know the good guy and actually care what happen to them . a few scene be leave unexplained ( like derek hallucination ) but you get the feeling certain aspect be a they be to lay the foundation for a sequel . unfortunately and with the lack of interest show by hollywood in this film and that sequel will never happen . these few instance be forgiveable know that vampire could have be a continue series . be this the best film i have ever see in my life . no . be it a good way to spend about two hour be entertain . yes . it would not leave the person who fear horror movie with insomnia and it would not leave the horror movie lover completely disappointed either . if youre somewhere in between the horror genre loather and the horror genre lover and this film be for you . it reach a happy medium with the effect and story balance each other .