Vampires, "the new guy", sharing a flat and coming to terms with change.

Rating: 7/10 (20 May 2015)

I love how everyone, not only the main characters, are so naive and clumsy. It's the same with Flight of the Conchords (the TV-show). People blindly accept almost everything being said to them, and even in extreme situations they react with confusion or awkwardness. I think this is what makes the Clement's comedy work, but it required that the audience is willing to accept these unrealistic responses to the crazy scenarios.
The movie plays around with tropes from the vampire setting, and puts it up against the "living together"-situation which was also used in Flight of the Conchords. This combination is really odd, but they make it work. The storyline is something like: "A new, young guy becomes part of the group, which leads to complications" - but that's all these guys need to make a funny movie.
If anything, the movie could have had a bit more on the line for these characters, if only for the potential for more comedy. There is also a (kind of) serious moment where one character reflects on immortality, and it worked well enough that the movie could have had more of this without losing its comedic charm.
Oh, and Stu seems like a great guy,