What we do in the Shadows (2014) Review

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Well hello there, it's been a while! I know I've been pretty rubbish with posting but I'm on a mission to write again, and I was to keep at it. I plan on posting once a week, on a weekend or Monday, and I already have some ideas so hopefully they'll keep flowing. But even so I'd love to hear what you want to read.

Anyway, on with the review!

Director: Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi

 "Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts." - IMDB

I've been wanting to watch this film since it was shown at Leeds International Film Festival in 2014, it appealed to me, it was something a bit different than your average Twilight era of vampire films. It tickled that weird funny bone I seem to have.

The genre of the film is comedy/dark comedy and after watching the trailer I thought that I'd be laughing my head off all the way through, which was true... For the first 5-10 minutes. It then lost it's comedy value and focused more on the 'documentary' side of things (the film is a mockumentary). Don't get me wrong though I still found it funny at times but I expected to be laughing more than I did.
I don't want to be a martyr and all because I did enjoy it and I really enjoyed the concept. It's something which is unique to anything I've seen in this vampire era (and I've seen my fair share.) What attracted me to What we do in the Shadows was the premise of watching the life of vampire roommates and how they weren't these flawless, terrifying creates that are usually portrayed - they're more like us, in whatever sense of that can be true. It is the humane portrayal of a vampire - they don't just go around sucking blood and killing people. They have rent to pay and chores to do.

The characters definitely make the film and it was definitely one of my favourite aspects of it. You have the 'Mr Bean-like' - Viago, the one who gets all the girls - Vladislav and the one who thinks he gets all the girls but is actually an idiot - Deacon.
Together they make a strange but comical trio and bounce off of each other creating lots of laughs, and conflicts which creates lots of laughs. I think what makes it funny is that you can relate to them, like an anti-hero. You shouldn't understand them, but you do. You see yourself doing the same things which they do but in their different way.

I think I was just a bit let down. I did enjoy the film and I did laugh but I expected it to be funnier from watching the trailer. Most of the funniest parts are already in there (sorry!) It's a clever concept and they handled it well. I didn't get bored, which I did get worried about, and I probably could have watched more, it just needed to be a bit funnier.
Don't let me put you off though, it is worth watching and I do recommend it.