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Vampires vs. the Bronx: Sucking Humor Out of the Vampires
Vampires vs. the Bronx breaks up the blood-sucking creatures from their usual action-horror treatment — a formula that has been terrorizing and wearing-down cinema-goers for ages since the day Kate Beckinsale’s Underworld started shapeshifting into an eternal franchise. Lucky for (most of) us, the franchise seems to be undergoing a prolonged hibernation right now, perhaps after fans complained that they couldn’t tell the difference between the last installment’s villain and Hulk. Coupled with the Halloween season that we are in, is there any better way for us to revisit these blood-suckers in film, other than embarking in a goofy adventure such as Vampires vs. the Bronx?
The Netflix horror-comedy might have not been privileged enough to get a proper buzz prior to its release, but that is also one of the nice things about this film—you don’t have to overthink in advance about it. You can virtually check-in to the Bronx empty-handed and have a blast.
The Oz Rodrigeuz-directed film promises to go after your funny bones utilizing the rebellious and silly antics of three teenage kids—Miguel (Jaden Michael), Bobby (Gerald W. Jones III) and Luis (Gregory Diaz IV) — who kind of feel that their lives suck before having to actually deal with invading blood-suckers in their neighborhood. Elsewhere, Sarah Gadon plays Vivian, an…
