Not really that funny

Rating: 4/10 (12 November 2017)

Your enjoyment of WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, a Kiwi vampire comedy, really depends on how funny you find the characters. Me, I didn't laugh once, and found the funniest this got was the odd sense of mild amusement at best. Essentially this mockumentary takes the successful format of THE OFFICE - a constant yet unseen cameraman shooting a documentary, with awkward asides and glances at the lens - and mixes it with a vampire spoof in which centuries-old vampires strive to cope with the issues of everyday life. Horror fans will be delighted to see that the main vampires are all based on cinematic legend - Bela Lugosi and Gary Oldman's Draculas are here, and the best of the bunch is a version of Nosferatu - but the actors give performances which feel forced, and I found the whole thing more than a little cumbersome.