Only Netflix is offering “Day Shift” for streaming. Film fans were aware that there was a strong chance there would be some serious Keanu Reeves-like ass-kicking throughout filmmaker J.J. Perry’s “Day Shift” because the trailer teases, “From the folks who taught John Wick how to kick ass,” in extremely large letters. The plus side is that in addition to the action in “Day Shift,” there is also a tonne of comedy and horror, as Perry combines all three film genres to produce a unique, spooky, and entertaining movie experience.

Jamie Foxx plays vampire hunter Bud Jablonski in “Day Shift,” a brand-new Netflix original movie. Bud Jablonski utilises his pool cleaning business as a front for his actual day job. However, because Bud consistently breaks the rules, he has been expelled from the international union of vampire hunters, which loses him a lot of money when he makes money from his non-union activities. As a result of tight financial commitments that put his family in danger, Bud is persuaded to rejoin the union on a probationary basis. However, there is a catch: He is expected to let nerdy desk worker Seth (Dave Franco) tag along with him and report all group infractions to his boss.

The action in “Day Shift” belonged to Perry:

While Perry had the action in “Day Shift” well under control and depended on Foxx and Franco to help with the comedy, the filmmaker chose to go deeply into his experience as a horror movie lover to help reinforce the film’s horror element. It’s interesting to note that Perry used the movies for inspiration not just in the manner they were presented on the big screen, but also in the way they were produced, which helped him create “Day Shift.” When it came to “Day Shift,” Perry was delighted to use the old-school approach to film magic, citing the success of “Top Gun: Maverick” as proof that consumers still want their visual effects to be practical.

J.J. Perry stated in an exclusive interview with Looper:

In an exclusive interview with Looper, J.J. Perry revealed that while he was thinking about how to showcase the action and terror in “Day Shift,” he drew inspiration from some of his favourite movies from his childhood. Even better, the filmmaker focused on how the films were made. “Big Trouble in Little China, The Lost Boys, Evil Dead, and Fright Night were among my favourite movies of all time when I left high school in 1986. They may not have been my absolute favourites, but they rank right up there. They both fall under the same action comedy horror subgenre as “Day Shift,” “Perry elucidated. “These components were present in the film I made. The genius that is Sam Raimi He did everything in front of the camera, which made me a big fan. I become proficient in this industry before you could suggest “let’s correct it in post.”

Visual effects were only employed to enhance anything that was done in-camera for “Day Shift.” There were never takeovers by visual effects. It wasn’t a movie I wanted to do.” “Take a look at the “Top Gun” practical effects. It did quite well. I believe viewers want to watch that again “Per Perry. “I’m sick of watching movies that are half-cartoon, half-reality. It’s better for me when you see people in gravity and you have to make it work. That’s where I went to school. They won’t have to engage in car chases any longer in around ten years. They’ll give them life. But by then, I’ll be far gone. I’ll be playing golf and going fishing!”