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Jamie Foxx as vampire hunter in a whimsical action movie from the creators of John Wick? Sounds good and at least the action is really well done in "Day Shift". But there's a problem elsewhere, as you can see on Netflix starting today:
“The new action flick from the makers of 'John Wick'”: Sounds like the cheap promise on a DVD cover that the accompanying film can't keep anyway. Still in the case of the "Day Shift" vampire actor, which is available in Streaming on Netflix since August 12, 2022, the list of “John Wick” veterans involved is indeed long:
JJ Perry, one of the stunt coordinators of the John Wick movies, is in the director's chair (for the first time, by the way), Chad Stahelski (director of all the John Wick movies) is on board in as producer, wrote Shay Hatten as John Wick 3″ and “John Wick 4” on the script – and if you wish, even the appearance of action hero Scott Adkins counts, because he stars in both the upcoming “John Wick: Chapter 4” and “Day Shift”. With.
Really strong action
And this focused action skill is also noticeable in “Day Shift”: The film's first fight is a consistently varied and hilarious four-minute brawl between the title character, played by Jamie Foxx, and an old lady who turns out to be a spider-like vampire.
Later, the aforementioned Scott Adkins steps in as a vampire slayer and helps Jamie Foxx dig up a nest of bloodsuckers – then there's an unmissable car chase where J.J. As with most other scenes in the film, Perry and Co. relies on hand-crafted action and lots of pyrotechnics.
The FILMSTARTS review of “Day Shift”
Despite this, we only give “Day Shift” 2,5 stars out of 5, because aside from the action, the vampire hunt is unsurprising and remarkable: The cast of characters is too interchangeable, the plot too predictable, and the humor too clunkywhich Dave Franco is primarily responsible for as a vampire-hunting office boy who pees his pants with every (!) fight.
And that's what "Day Shift" is about: Bud Jablonski (Jamie Foxx) poses as a pool cleaner but is actually a vampire hunter. However, this double life ruined his marriage to Jocelyn (Meagan Good), who expelled him and threatens to leave Los Angeles with their daughter Paige (Zion Broadnax) if he can't find the money for school and get away with it. prepare quickly. .
Out of necessity, Bud goes after his old pal Big John (Snoop Dogg), who is supposed to get him back into the Vampire Hunters Syndicate, from which he's already been kicked out multiple times for breaking the rules. And Bud gets another chance - but for that he must take inexperienced office worker Seth (Dave Franco) with him on a vampire hunt...
SOURCE: Reviews News
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