Movie review
August 5, 2022 · 114 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Day Shift.
Woke representation / casting
Diverse ensemble cast reflects modern Los Angeles demographics in a blue-collar family story; no audience-visible identity signaling, quotas, or mismatches with setting or premise.
Woke political dialogue
No activist, identity-focused, institutional-critique, or social-justice dialogue appears in the action-comedy format.
Identity-driven story themes
Core narrative centers on paternal responsibility, financial hustle, family stability, and supernatural action; no race, gender, sexuality, or representation-driven arcs or messaging.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Vampire "gentrification" element functions as fantasy villain motivation within the plot; no modern activist framing of capitalism, patriarchy, traditional roles, or Western institutions.
Review
Day Shift is a 2022 Netflix action-comedy about a hardworking Los Angeles pool cleaner who secretly hunts vampires at night to earn quick cash for his daughter's tuition, braces, and family bills while trying to hold his marriage together. The story mixes blue-collar financial pressure with over-the-top gore, vampire fights, a hunters' union, and light humor in a fantasy version of the San Fernando Valley. No identity-driven themes, activist dialogue, or social-justice messaging appear in the plot, characters, or marketing.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. Original story with no established characters, source material, or historical figures altered for identity or DEI reasons.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No anti-woke or right-leaning complaints about DEI, identity politics, or agenda-pushing exist in reviews, social media, or news.
Creator track record context
Key creatives are action and genre professionals (Perry's stunt background, commercial producers tied to Stahelski's slate, writers focused on supernatural stories) with no documented patterns of activist, social-justice, or identity-driven work.
Production
