The story stays consistent but every act goes on longer than necessary, giving each person in the scene moments to get in their fourth or fifth quip, or to extend yet another set-up shot to remind us that the movie takes place in the culturally rich and Black and brown neighborhoods of LA. It relies heavily on aesthetics and names-Megan Fox and Sydney Sweeney especially, who play bored vampire mob bosses with attitudes and great outfits-to lure folks in to watch, which is slightly unfair because a few of these faces don’t start making their appearance until well into the film. It’s giving exactly what you think it would as soon as you saw the trailer. The film isn’t great, but it’s not terrible either. Obviously, chaos abounds through the night and we see the girls visit “Blood Clubs” where humans willingly sign up to be a vampire's meal for the evening, Blaire and Benny quickly start making eyes at each other in the rearview mirror because-duh and there are many a fight montage and car scenes shot from overhead so you can see the city of angels in all its glory, and just enough blood to remind you that it’s a movie about vamps but keep its PG-13 rating. Benny (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.) is their driver and the sweet little brother of Jay (Raúl Castillo Jr.), the leader of a crew of humans that’s been keeping the peace between vamps and humans for generations. It’s the age-old trope where vampires are sick of co-existing with humans and playing by their rules, so it’s time for everyone to remember who has the true power and can suck a body dry of its life fluid. He is tired of being an errand boy to the vampire higher-ups, and has put together a plan they must execute in a single night. Zoe (Lucy Fry) and Blaire (Debby Ryan) are part of a plan to take over the city organized by Zoe’s boyfriend, Victor (Alfie Allen). Adding to our centuries-old fascination with the bloodthirsty undead just after Midnight Mass, Netflix put out another vampire story with Night Teeth, a pseudo thriller meets rom-com where an aspiring music producer drives two forever 20-somethings around Los Angeles for one chaotic night that includes blood served on tap and humans being used as kegs.
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