Bloodsucking Bastards Review
Directed by Brian James O’Connell
Summary (IMDB) : An Office Space meets Shaun of the Dead action-packed vampire comedy, Bloodsucking Bastards stars Fran Kranz as Evan Sanders, a dutiful and overworked employee stuck at a soul-killing corporation with his beautiful co-worker and girlfriend Amanda (Emma Fitzpatrick) and his slacker best friend Tim (Joey Kern). Evan’s world begins to crumble when Amanda dumps him and his boss Ted (Joel Murray) hands his coveted promotion to his nemesis Max (Pedro Pascal). When his office colleagues start going through disturbing changes and bodies begin to pile up, Evan must find a way to stop the evil brewing amidst the cubicles and water coolers, win back Amanda, and rescue his workplace pals before his life and career go from dead-end… To just dead.
Bloodsucking B’s came highly recommended, the idea of Vampires in a Call centre seemed odd but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed. It was definitely more of a comedy than a horror, which isn’t a bad thing. The effects were too standard to be a horror movie but the script made up for them lacking impact.
The call centre environment was something I could relate to and I recognised a few of the personalities as people I had come across during my working life. When I was watching I realised that vampires in call centres made perfect sense – call centres are generally low on natural light and can have a ruthless aspect.
Well worth a watch – You can view the trailer here
Noisygeek Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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