Eat Locals
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| Directed by | Jason Flemyng |
| Written by | Danny King |
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| Box office | $6,560[1] |
Eat Locals is 2017 vampire film directed by Jason Flemyng.
Plot
A group of ancient vampires gather for a summit
Cast
- Freema Agyeman as Angel
- Adrian Bower as Private Bower
- Roman Clark as Mick
- Billy Cook as Sebastian Crockett
- Charlie Cox as Henry
- Mackenzie Crook as Larousse
- Annette Crosbie as Alice
- Tony Curran as Peter Boniface
- Blain Fairman as Station Master
- Dexter Fletcher as Mr. Thatcher
- Ruth Jones as Mrs. Thatcher
- Rhys Parry Jones as Private Jones
- Johnny Palmiero as 18
- Robert Portal as Colonel Bingham
- Vincent Regan as The Duke
Production
Danny King first developed the project about ten years earlier with the title "Reign Of Blood". The original plan was for Dexter Fletcher to direct and Jason Flemyng to produce. Dexter decided to direct Wild Bill instead, and Flemyng went to work on X-Men First Class. Flemyng looked for other directors but ultimately decided to direct it himself.[2]
The film was shot in Hertfordshire, over four weeks on a twenty day schedule.[2]
Jason Statham spent two days working as a second unit director.[2] Catering was provided by chefs working for Jamie Oliver.[2]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 21% based on reviews from 14 critics.[3]
Leslie Felperin of The Guardian gave it 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "A larky, cheerfully trashy vampire romp" and "it has the wisdom not to take itself seriously in the slightest, and there are moments when it rustles up a few properly amusing gags and well-turned one-liners" but was disappointed it wasn't funnier.[4] Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter called it "A low-budget British vampire comedy with more bark than bite, Eat Locals feels like a school reunion project for survivors of Guy Ritchie's early gangster films."[5]
Anton Bitel of SciFiNow gave it a positive review, saying it "combines the tropes of vampire films with the Little England satire of Royston Vasey to show the accidental centrality of small-town British parochialism to a global economic scene where religious and national interests are trumped by corporate ones."[6] Charlie Oughton of Starburst magazine wrote: "Parallels with everything from Shaun of the Dead to What We Do In the Shadows go down a treat. There's even a nice little bit of social class dialogue bubbling under the surface that results in a final and very wry political money shot."[7]
References
- ^ "Eat Locals (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers (website).
- ^ a b c d Ian Freer (22 August 2017). "Eat Locals - On Set Of Jason Flemyng's Directorial Debut". Empire (film magazine). Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Eat Local (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Leslie Felperin (31 August 2017). "Eat Locals review – Jason Flemyng's bickering vampires feast on absurdity". The Guardian.
- ^ Stephen Dalton (30 August 2017). "'Eat Locals': Film Review | FrightFest 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Anton Bitel (26 August 2017). "Eat Locals: Horror Channel FrightFest UK premiere first look". SciFiNow.
- ^ Charlie Oughton (29 August 2017). "EAT LOCALS [FrightFest Review]". Starburst Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017.
External links
- Eat Locals at IMDb