Bloodsucking Bastards

I tried many different jobs in my youth. Everything from construction work, to factory jobs, and even office jobs. Now, let´s talk about office work. I remember how bored i was, working with writing on computers, making sure that orders were filled in correct. Sometimes you had to check the orders manual, on ordinary papers, so a lot of numbers to check, and you could fall asleep faster than the speed of lightning. The only times i enjoyed my days at the office, were some very friendly sexy ladies, who worked there. Now, that was the real reason why i at least could stand this job, without them i would have left a long time ago. Nowdays i barely do any papers at work, only if something is needed to be done. In health care jobs, you either get lots of paper work, or you manage to find a job where you don´t need to fill in everything. When it comes to films that takes place in an office, i remember one film especially that was actually funny. Have anyone of you seen Office Space ? It is a comedy about office workers who are fed up with their work, and there are plenty of really funny scenes where you can recognize yourself. This film was directed by Mike Judge, creator of legendary duo Beavis & Butt-Head, so it is no suprise he did use some vulgar humour in this film also. I really love the character Milton Waddams, brillianty acted by Stephen Root. This guy sure loves his stapler. Not that long ago, i begin top read articles about a new film, that combined Office Space with vampires. The title was Bloodsucking Bastards, and i fell in love with the concept. The title is also one of this years greatest film titles, so beautiful that i could hug you all. This film is directed by Brian James O´Connell, who have directed 2 films in the past. He is also an actor, mostly seen in tv series. Bloodsucking Bastards is the first film where director James O´Connell combines horror and comedy together, and seems to have tried to do something different with this genre. Since the film title is amazing, and the combination sound really fun, i got a chance to see the film. Is this a new film classic that should be seen by everyone, or is Bloodsucking Bastards a big disappointment ?

Evan ( Frank Kranz ) is a hard worker, working at an office, hoping to be promoted into sales manager. He used to be together with his collegue Amanda ( Emma Fitzpatrick ), but since he was not good with communication, or devoted to their relationship, she decided to leave him. This is something that Evan´s collegues Tim ( Joey Kern ), Ted ( Joel Murray ) and Max ( Pedro Pascal ) think is hilarious, and can´t help to joke about the situation. The big day arrives when Evan hope that he becomes sales manager, but the job is offered to Max instead. Evan is furious, because he knows he is the best worker in this office. A usual day at the office is about to become a nightmare, when Evan finds one of the office workers dead in the bathroom. He runs out to show everyone, but when they open the door there is no body. Everyone thinks Evan must have gone insane and gets back into work. But when more people dissapear, and return looking very different, something does not seem right.

You would think that a film that takes place, mostly inside an ordinary office would be boring. But this is actually a funny film, that manage to give us great characters and some fun surprises along the way. I especially enjoy the dialogue between the office workers. Some of them do not want to be here, but stay because it gives them a paycheck. Once you find out that everyone is turning into vampires, this becomes a fun tribute to the 80´s horror comedys we all loved. I think that Bloocsucking Bastards manage to deliver the message, thanks to the tone of the film. The characters are honestly the strength of this film, if you would have office workers like these people, even i would work here. I especially like the character Tim, played by actor Joey Kern. He is a mixture of a nerd, a failed ladies man and a guy who thinks he is super cool. Of course this is not the best combination, when he does not want to work, just have fun instead. Director James O´Connell have actually made one of this years biggest surprises, because i was not sure if i would enjoy this film at first. It seems that he really enjoyed classic 80´s films, and combined some of the classics with an office theme. If you are looking for a serious film, or acting on a Jake Gyllenhaal level, this is definetely the film you want to see. But if you do enjoy classics from the 80´s, and remember the good horror comedies that came out during that period, i have a feeling that this will be a winner. Bloodsucking Bastards is meant to be a silly film, but in a good way. You will laugh guaranteed, if you understand the humour, and recognize the style of the film. Could it have been even more funny ? Sure, but why complain when this actually turned out better than i expected ? Besides, it is about time we had a vampire invasion in an office building, the paper work would kill us all anyway, so better to die in style. Gather your friends, have a pizza night, and put Bloodsucking Bastards on VOD, and your night is guaranteed to be fun.

Rating: DDD