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What We Do in the Shadows

2014

Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzales-Macuer ...

6.8

19,848

Comedy. Horror Follow the lives of Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) - three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life's obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are finding that beyond sunlight catastrophes, hitting the main artery, and not being able to get a sense of their wardrobe without a reflection-modern society has ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"However tired one may be of the mockumentary format, the shtick is well suited for this material."	POS
United States	Rob Nelson Variety	"Some genre fans who prefer the silly to the satiric may bite, but the anemic pic isn't remotely weird or witty enough for cult immortality."	NEG
United States	Anthony Lane The New Yorker	"I found myself cackling at 'What We Do in the Shadows' like a witch with a helium balloon"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A vampire movie for people who don’t like vampire movies (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke Time Out	"This isn't much more than a series of ridiculously dotty sketches, and might have worked better as a sitcom, but it's surprisingly hilarious (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS

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