(Director/co-screenwriter:
Brian James O’Connell, who briefly appears as “Mail Room Boy.”
Co-screenwriters: Sean Cowhig; Neil Garguilo, billed as Neil W. Garguilo; and Justin
Ware.)
Storyline
In
this comedy horror film, a new office manager begins turning his subordinates
into the undead. It’s up to a quiet employee and his slacker co-workers to stop
him.
Review
Fans of MAYHEM (2017; director: Joe Lynch) and SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004; director/co-screenwriter: Edgar Wright) as well as those who’ve worked in corporate offices might especially enjoy this entertaining, light-toned vampire film, a solid, balanced blend of silly and nerd-culture humor, splatterific violence and corporate malfeasance.
The pacing is solid, the characters are well-written and well-acted, its tone is consistent, most of the jokes land, it deftly mocks cliches, and has a refreshing ending that makes BLOODSUCKING stand out in a positive way.
The cast is top-notch. Fran Kranz (YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER, 2018) is Evan, the responsible but exasperated manager. Pedro Pascal (THE MANDALORIAN, 2019-present) is equal parts charm, arrogance, and casual menace as Max, the corporate shark who replaces Evan. Joey Kern (CABIN FEVER, 2002) is Tim, one of Evan’s curiously dependable slacker employees. Emma Fitzpatrick (THE COLLECTION, 2012) is Amanda, Evan’s smart, driven girlfriend. Joel Murray (HOLIDAY HELL, 2019) is Ted, the friendly but suspect district manager. Yvette Yates Redick (INHERENT VICE, 2014), billed as Yvette Yates, is a blast as the ferocious Zabeth. An uncredited Matthew Lillard (SCREAM, 1996) is the “Phallicyte Executive.”
BLOODSUCKING is worth watching for a laugh, and─around the fifty-five-minute mark─gory, quip-punctuated supernatural action.
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