Eat Locals
As the past decade has contributed an overabundance even to the most mediocre of zombie and found footage films, it is only fair that other previously played out sub-genres find the sunshine. Easily the sub-genres of vampires or werewolf films are those that deserve to be in the spotlight again. We’re not seeing enough stellar bloodsucker flicks, and we’re not seeing enough kick ass lycanthropic pieces these days. I believe the opinions of many when I say that for eternity, the bending of the handy-cam style, and the shamble’s’ bits and pieces of the underworld, could take the celluloid cloth for a joke.
There are some filmmakers who care for the genre, and for the audience, and it is necessary to acknowledge them as well. I mean the filmmakers who are willing to take a risk or two and move away from the cliché ideas and offer us something different instead.
For the first time, the ever versatile Jason Flemyng (whom you might know from such terrific projects, as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and one of the best fan films ever, Welcome to Hoxford) takes the role of the director to lead some of the best actors in what he calls a ‘vampire worth watching’, Eat Locals.
A viewer may be discouraged due to the title of the film since it is self-explanatory. But, allow me to provide you some information which the title by itself does not provide. As stated, in a land of English vampires once just eight were left and since one of them has gone rogue, it’s time he was gone.
But if the other members of this interesting troupe are to eliminate one of their members, they have to think through the selection of the candidate to be eliminated very carefully. They manage to come across a relatively attractive character who may actually fit the slot, but getting him accepted into the clan will be a struggle because a military unit has been dispatched and the area around the cabin has been secured with the aim of erasing the entire line of vampires.
We have such a talented group of performers here who are ready to show off their skills. Charlie Cox, who plays the devil in the serial, will play a cold-blooded vampire. Next up is Tony Curran who, if you remember, has appeared in movies like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Underworld: Evolution, and is playing the role of a rebel. Freema Agyeman is beautiful and bursting with attitude. The fact of the matter is, the whole cast is awesome.
Not only are they good individually, but they make for an amazing unit. The casting was done by Lucinda Syson, who must have had quite a lot of input from Flemyng, and she did a terrific job. This was a diverse cast and the casting of them was done perfectly, period.
The special effects are extremely well measured so even for a few moments when it gets to the CGI decoration it is rather effective. Brilliant editing, smooth and easy transitions, every single beat is in place, every single move is functional. There’s not even a specter of filler in the frick, and that is genuinely because the special effects, editor A.C. Fenn, and Chas Bain the cinematographer, all image and sound are from the same source, all respect the fact that it is necessary to use what is available, but do not overspend.
Eat Locals is a colorful riot, filled with quirky personas and hilarious one-liners. It looks great, it is just pure fun, and it is without a doubt one of the clear highlights of 2017. It also seems like the logical follow-up to The Cottage. It takes place in rural areas, there is panic among the core group members and a ‘threat’ (of the vampire, at least) is always there from outside.
These two films were meant to be watched one after the other, particularly as both have almost the same feel. And while The Cottage is now history, in all accords legitimate history, Eat Locals is a quite fresh, quite fascinating work that is ready to bask in the limelight in 2017 in time even if it eats away some flesh in the process.
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