Jamie Foxx and Dave Franco star in "Day Shift," a vampire hunting movie. The movie follows the story of a hard working blue collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted daughter, but his mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income, hunting and killing vampires as part of an international Union of vampire hunters.
Although the premise sounds great, can J.J. Perry make it work?
Jamie Foxx's opening scene in Day Shift is an action sequence that sees him shotgun blasting an old lady who turns to be a Vampire. It then leads into a nuts fight between the pair that is so much fun. I feel like the movie really has fun with this kind of rag-doll physics in its action scenes, making those sequences pop in a way that a lot of the Netflix action movies (or action blockbusters these days) don't. When watching scenes like this it's easy to forget the old saying that "action speaks louder then words". However, I believe part of what makes "Day Shift so successful is its ability to combine dialogue and action to advance the plot and character development. For example, after Jamie Foxx's character finally kills the vampire, he has a hilariously dry exchange with his partner about how he "thought she was going to turn into a bat or something." These are (published here) the moments that make "Day Shift", a movie unlike any other.
Day Shift is another non-serious, fun film that I felt I could truly enjoy the entire time. It was fun and entertaining. It had humor and I laughed a lot. It did draw inspiration from some brilliant vampire films, such as Blade and Lost Boys. These films are also some my favorites. The acting was good all around, the directing was great and the cinematography was quite good too. Day Shift, a movie that is both enjoyable and not too serious, is worth a look. It's a lot of fun.
Day Shift had mixed reviews. There is some great action and fun characters (the brothers Seth and Seth), but the villain is horrible and there are many mediocre characters. Some scenes were missing. Bud's neighbor acts almost like they're close friends, even though Bud only had three minutes of screen time prior to the final scene. I guess that helps the better characters shine even more. It's a fun movie overall, but could have been more.
Snoop Dogg makes the whole movie worth watching. Snoop Dogg is loved by everyone. He's the epitome cool.