What We Do In The Shadows

When you think of New Zealand and films you probably think of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Sweeping New Zealand landscapes as a backdrop of a fantastical story. What We Do In The Shadows is fantasy without the sweeping backdrops of mountains. This is a fake documentary about vampires sharing a house in Wellington, where they go out around town (not the hills) dressed about 100 years out of fashion trying to get bouncers to invite them into clubs.

This comedy starts with four vampires in a house ranging from 183 to 8000+ on the lead up to the annual Undead Masquerade for the zombies, witches and vampires of Wellington - no werewolves invited! As a comedy it made me slightly cringe but a good way. It was interesting to watch but I'll make it sound as dull as dishwater. In fact the opening 10 minutes is just about the complete lack of washing up as the chore rota is ever a house sharing problem - especially for vampires as the blood starts congealing. These vampire men deal with their relationship issues whilst evading the law as stupidity, their loud hunting, a sunlight accident starting a fire and a body in the basement makes things difficult.

To sum it up I wasn't sure about this film but overall it is very watchable. It seems to have good reviews but perhaps it just wasn't my kind of comedy? Which was a shame since Flight of the Conchords was involved and I've loved what I've seen of their work. 3/5 Stars.