![]() That’s the cost of keeping his daughter Paige (Zion Broadnax) in school with straight teeth. Bud’s only concern is coming up with $7,000 in a week. He is burdened by the stereotypical character-building subplot, in this case a chase for a standard of living, and he harbors no curiosity for the undead. He’s in it for the money but approaches the role like a regular plainclothes detective or rogue federal agent. The vampires can be killed by a gun blast through the heart or dismemberment by a silver garrote, but wouldn’t that work just as well on double agents, villainous snipers, or a random jaywalker run over by a garlic delivery truck?įoxx doesn’t have much to work with to distinguish himself as a vampire hunter. Their fangs look like they came from returned off-brand costumes, and they are rendered anonymous by the ballistic bombardment which could have been aimed at any assigned villain. ![]() The movie doesn’t need vampires they are superfluous to the plot beyond giving an excuse for acrobatic combat. The fearsome creatures of the night, which invade our nightmares with thoughts of eternal emptiness, are mere thugs in shiny pants suits, and their illicit under-the-counter substance is sunscreen.ĭay Shift is an action-comedy masquerading as a horror flick. Vampires are, generally, mysterious, supernaturally gifted, and sexy as Hell is when all the demons are in town to play. They might as well be running a drug cartel or selling super-secret technology to international terrorists. ![]() Except for one fleeting shot of a newly turned vampire sipping from a bag, we don’t see them drinking blood they have no hypnotic abilities and there’s not a bat in sight. There are evil gentrifying predators consolidating the San Fernando Valley for a corner on an illicit black market, but they are not vampires in any discernible or alluring way. Sadly, Bud’s film is in such a rush to find targets for him that it misses the vampires altogether. Jamie Foxx, a diverse and accomplished performer in all conceivable formats of entertainment, plays Bud Jablonski, a working man’s vampire hunter. How could it not? The film is produced by Chad Stahelski, who has directed or co-directed every entry in the John Wick franchise, and never met a subtly suspenseful mystery he couldn’t turn into a full-throttle action-adventure extravaganza. Perry, best known for his work on John Wick: Chapter 2 and F9: The Fast Saga, and it speeds to the same stylish finish as those high octane films. Netflix’s latest dip into horror-adjacent entertainment, Day Shift, is the directorial debut of veteran stunt coordinator J.J. This article contains mild Day Shift spoilers.
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