What We Do in the Shadows
Genre MOCKUMENTARY COMEDY
Theme Vampires
Style Mockumentary
Director: Taika Waititi & Jemaine Clement · Cast: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonny Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
The Story
A documentary crew follows a household of centuries-old vampire roommates in modern-day Wellington, capturing exactly how badly a shared living situation can go, immortal or not.
Verdict
This is constantly, effortlessly funny, and I think the werewolf encounters especially are some of the best comedic material this whole genre has produced. Filmed with a rhythm close to a mockumentary sitcom like The Office, and it never once feels like it’s running out of ideas across the runtime.
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