Manages not only to be hilarious in its own right, but also offers plenty of gags that will resonate even more strongly with horror fans.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 20, 2023

It is the kind of content we came to expect from director-writer-actor Taika Waititi.

| Apr 20, 2023

Rarely does the movie miss a beat, and its cleverness shows itself in a host of ways. It's subtly subversive, subtly satirical, and openly absurd.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 21, 2022

What We Do in the Shadows walks—or hovers over—a darker edge, and that makes it funnier and aimed less toward mainstream audiences and more toward cult crowds.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 21, 2022

It may not be the absolute best of what this mashup of genres can provide, but it is still a worthy entry that will leave you smiling all the way to the end.

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 27, 2022

It's all too rare that vampires get to be funny. Thankfully, we have What We Do In The Shadows to fill that void.

| Oct 20, 2021

What We Do in the Shadows is comedy brilliance from start to finish, thanks to its superb performances - the entire cast are experts in comic timing and delivery...

| Oct 8, 2021

A Christopher Guest-styled mockumentary about vampires sounds only a little less obvious and opportunistic than a "found-footage" feature about vampires, yet Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi have managed to create a savvy satire that works beautifully.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 18, 2021

Just when you thought mockumentary and vampire movies had played themselves out along comes What We Do in the Shadows, a vampire mockumentary that feels fresh and funny.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 2, 2021

The execution could use some refining, but the comedy elements are surely sound.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 4, 2020

An endlessly entertaining mockumentary about an illusive household of vampire roommates. Time for first watch if you've not seen it already...

| Nov 6, 2020

It is a perfectly good piffle of a film.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 27, 2020

What We Do in the Shadows is a flat-out hilarious comedy...simultaneously droll and goofy...one of the funniest comedies of the year.

| Jul 18, 2020

I know vampires may have overstayed their welcome in pop culture at the moment, but trust me when I say this one deserves your attention.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 16, 2020

Despite the simple structure - and a crack at every obvious vampire gag in the book - the film remains highly amusing from beginning to end.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 28, 2020

Impressively inventive, and filled end to end with remarkably committed performances from some very funny actors and actresses, What We Do in the Shadows is the best movie I've seen so far this year, and the funniest I've seen in ages.

| Apr 10, 2020

Clement, Waititi, and Brugh clearly love getting to turn into bats and battling werewolves almost as much as they love poking fun at the absurdity of it all. Their low-key enthusiasm is infectious.

| Jan 9, 2020

Overall, What We Do In The Shadows not only sets the standard for a great vampire comedy, but also as a great comedy for 2014.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Nov 19, 2019

What We Do In The Shadows is a remarkably assured debut.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 25, 2019

What We Do in the Shadows does more than just erase the crap path these immortal suckers were on, it proves there are still stories to be told in the dark.

| Original Score: A | Jul 30, 2019