Review of What We Do in the Shadows (2014) by Mtg837 — 06 Oct 2015
Horror tends to depict vampires in their most psychopathic states, while vampire "genre" fiction tends to go more self-serious. Which means if the vampire isn't evil, then they're at the very least brooding. And If they're not soulless, then you better believe that they're anguished. But what happens when they're petty? Pitiful? Unintelligent? And better yet, what happens when you throw these petty, pitiful, unintelligent vampires together in a flop house rental, then document the minutia of their lives? A movie so funny it borders on lunacy, with a juxtaposition so profound you'll wonder why the hell you ever took these creatures seriously in the first place.
The jokes are original and stem from the characters, not forced situations. The acting is superb, and, did I mention the jokes are hilarious?
Please give this a watch. I don't want to review it any further because you should go into this film as fresh as possible. It's a contender for funniest film of the year, along with Paul Feig's "Spy.
This review of What We Do in the Shadows (2014) was written by Mtg837 on 06 Oct 2015.
What We Do in the Shadows has generally received very positive reviews.
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