Westside Messenger - August 21st, 2022

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Viewers can sink their teeth into “Day Shift”
While the mining of stories in the wellworn
book on vampiric lore has never truly
gone out of style within the entertainment
industry, there has been a shift in recent
years to make these creatures of darkness
more humorous, and thus more palatable,
to the masses. However, there comes a time
when the fan of the vampire wishes to see
something that is edgier than these undead
lightweights, but still wants the offering to
maintain an overall sense of dangerous and
mischievous fun.
Enter “Day Shift,” a new Netflix original
that attempts to bring back a more serious
type of vampire, but not one that is so serious
that it makes you dream of closing a lid
on your still breathing body just to escape
the banality (see, or rather don’t see, “30
Days of Night”). In this film, the majority of
the vampires rarely speak; instead, they
use their rapidly contorting bodies to inflict
harm, horror, and a healthy dose of humor
on the audience and on those who dare try
to kill them in this bizarrely entertaining
new universe.
Leading the charge on those who dare
try to kill them is Bud Jablonski (Jamie
Foxx), a hard-working guy who just wants
to provide a better life for his 8-year-old
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daughter Paige (Zion Broadnax). On his
resume — one he freely admits should be
updated and sent out to more reputable
businesses — he is a long-serving and committed
cleaner of swimming pools in the
San Fernando Valley but it turns out this
is just a front to hide his primary source of
income: hunting and killing the vampires
who reside in his beloved city.
In this world, killing vampires is a business
— slayers earn cash by selling the
fangs of the vamps they slaughter. And
although Bud tends to kill a lot of them, his
wallet and his savings are not displaying
his financial rewards. This lack is due to
the revoking of his membership in the
international vampire hunting union and
the low-ball figures he gets from black market
dealers.
Upon finding out that his ex-wife plans
to relocate to Florida with their daughter
in order to save money, Bud knows that the
only thing that he can do to keep them in
California is to try to get his union job back
and kill a bunch of vampires in the process
— but by the book this time. Although Bud
figures the latter will not pose an issue, he
soon discovers that there are human and
not-so-human complications at play on his
mission to earn money for fangs. The
human complication comes in the form of
Seth (Dave Franco), a quasi-babysitter
from the union who is meant to oversee his
work and write down all of the code violations,
and the not-so-human complication
comes in the form of Audrey San Fernando
(Karla Souza), a feared vampiress who is
not at all impressed with Bud’s slaughtering
of her kin and the bloody mess he
leaves behind in his wake.
Although it is hard to find originality
within the vampire genre — the undead
creatures of the night have been around for
more than a century and there have been
just as many interpretations in books, film
and television shows throughout — this film
feels familiar yet creatively fresh, and that
is due in large part to the smart script by
Tyler Tice and Shay Hatten that is so wellplayed
by Foxx and Franco.
I have to admit that I wasn’t really feeling
this movie until the 30 minute mark
when Bud and Seth meet for the first time.
While impressed with the fight choreography
that takes place prior to this event, the
human action was lagging until these two
started butting heads and jockeying to see
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who could chew the
most scenery.
Though this film
likely could have
stood on its own
with this clever
script, it is these two
who really made it
so effortlessly entertaining.
While this film doesn’t always stick the
landing or pull off plot beats the way it
wants to, “Day Shift” is a terrific combination
of humor, ferocity, and fun. And
although it won’t be for every fan of the
vampire, I think it will be a good time for
those looking to sink their teeth into a
fresh action horror that packs a bit of a
punch.
Grade: C+
Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer
and columnist.
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