What We Do in the Shadows - Movie Review

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 2020)

I saw What We Do in the Shadows a while ago, before Taika Waititi was a recognisable name for me. Since my first watch of the film, I have seen Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit, and his episode of The Mandalorian. I am now a much bigger Taika Waititi fan that I was when I first saw this film, and it made me get so much more out of it this time.
Don't get me wrong; I liked the film when I first saw it, but I forgot how well-written the screenplay is. There are several laugh-out-loud moments, and some of the interactions between all of the brilliantly-acted vampires is completely hilarious.
The narrative is filmed to be a mockumentary, but it also felt like a spoof of several other vampire films that came before. Despite the fact that it was completely ridiculous, I can't deny that I was completely engrossed in the storyline and it was an absolute blast from start to finish.
I did think that it got a little less interesting in the third act, and I wasn't entirely satisfied by the way it ended, but that didn't take much away from my overall enjoyment of the film.
To say that this isn't my favourite Taika Waititi film isn't really a bad thing, because it just speaks to how great his filmography is. What We Do in the Shadows isn't a film I go back to as often as I should, but it's witty script and interesting style make this an easy film to recommend.
SCORE: 86%