Day Shift | Netflix

[Glanza]

On Netflix August 12.

Jamie Foxx stars with Dave Franco & Snoop Dogg as a hard working blue collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted daughter, but his mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income, hunting and killing vampires as part of an international Union of vampire hunters.

 

[ianh]

That has "so bad its good" vibes all over it, looks fun!

 

[wolfie138]

was this a Russian film series?

 

[Shamikebab]

was this a Russian film series?

You're thinking of Night Watch and Day Watch, based on a Russian book series (that is really good)

 

[arknor]

Any movie with snoop is usually crap, I still remember the other vampire movie he did (Bones from 2001)

 

[Begbie]

Snoop must be needing a payslip

 

[arknor]

Snoop must be needing a payslip

probably since only his first album was good and hes been milking crap since

 

[wolfie138]

You're thinking of Night Watch and Day Watch, based on a Russian book series (that is really good)

that's them. cheers.

 

[GlitterBalls]

Any movie with snoop is usually crap, I still remember the other vampire movie he did (Bones from 2001)

Ahem, Training Day. although he wasn't in it for long.

 

[goldy6660]

Yeah this looks like it could be a cheese fest with occasional action. Could be a laugh

 

[C Kent]

Looks awesome I'm in.

 

[Rroff]

Only watched the first 10 minutes of it so far - but I have to say that opening sequence is an absolute blast.

 

[NickK]

6/10. Better than I was expecting, although they were playing off the wife's butt in lycra. Had a Dawn to Dusk feel without the dance. Worth a watch.

Also worth a watch are the two Russian films - Day Watch and Night Watch which is similar but more stylised.

 

[Bigpig]

Loved it.

Had me glued the whole way through.

Loved the two brothers hah

 

[Rroff]

First half was better than I was expecting, went downhill I thought in the second half.

 

[hudson86]

Not great, looks pretty cheap in a lot of places , most of the fights look like badly choreographed martial arts on cardboard sets.
Dont know if its poor editing or maybe cheap Cgi stitching bits together ? but there was some weird stutter in places.

Cant tell if the actors seem quite bored or its terrible George Lucas type dialogue .. i.e. any of the scenes between Jamie Foxx and his wife, except Snoop who is just embarrassingly bad.

Its very straight to video but somehow has a $100 million budget. No wonder Netflix is in trouble.

4th division Blade, even Blade 3 is a better watch.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Passes the time, feels like a higher budget version of the Buffy Vampire Slayer, minus the quick wit.

 

[the shadow]

First half was better than I was expecting, went downhill I thought in the second half.

But there was ramps in the road
2/5

 

[rp2000]

Slightly above average Netlfix film. Jamie Foxx plays Jamie Foxx and Snoop Dogg turns up to get paid.

The fight scene with the brothers was amazing and a few funny jokes. References to other vampire stuff, obligatory and funny. Story was rushed in places and silly in others (if he gets his ex wife 10k in 3 days she won't make a life changing decision to move to a new state).

Sadly I'm sure in 4 weeks I won't even remember the story. Maybe it would have worked better as a 6 part limited series or something.


rp2000

 

[TriedandTested]

4/10.
Opening was decent/fun but it was a steep, downhill dive from there.

The little girl - awful. The bizarre yoga/arse shot of the wife...just weird. Another disappointment from Netflix. I'm going to recosider subscribing if this trend carries on much longer.