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What We Do in the Shadows
(2014)
Some
interviews with some vampires.
Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, rated R for
language, comedic vampire violence
  Starring: Taika
Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer,
Stu Rutherford, Jackie van Beek, Jason Hoyte
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Why does it matter? You
bring them over, you kill them! Vampires don't do dishes!" –
Deacon
Why watch this?
Taika
Waititi is on a roll. His off-kilter films are so creative, as is
this one.
Plot Summary: Three
vampires, Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav, navigate the
difficulties of modern life in New Zealand. A documentary crew
films their daily lives, which include paying bills, completing
chores, and interacting with other supernatural beings and the
human world. The vampires' lives change when a human familiar is
turned into a vampire, and they must adjust to a new member.
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Dad's Preview:
This off-the-wall vampire comedy bit me right from the
start. True, the four main characters are blood-sucking fiends,
but they're also just roommates, sharing a flat in Te Aro, New
Zealand. They endure many of the same issues all co-habitants
have: a messy kitchen, noisy guests, blood all over the couch,
dead bodies lying around. It's hilarious. Each vampire hails
from
a different time in history, which leads to constant cultural bickering.
My favorite (of course) is the pale Nosferatu, who mostly stays in his creepy
dank, basement
coffin. |
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Resnick
Interactive Dev., Unison Films,
Defender Films,
New Zealand Film
Comm.;
Madman Entertainment
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