BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS (2015)

Mixing comedy and horror is always difficult to do well.  An office comedy where vampires take over, starring Fran Kranz (whom I am a fan of), seemed like it had potential, and Bloodsucking Bastards plays nicely off Kranz's character of Evan, a poor schmoo of an acting manager in a telemarketing office who lets his buddies/co-workers slack all day and just blew a good potential relationship with Amanda (Emma Fitzpatrick) in HR.  But worse is to come when Evan's boss passes him over for promotion to instead hire Evan's old college rival, Max (Pedro Pascal) - and Evan quickly, very graphically and bloodily soon realizes Max's management style is to turn the whole office into vampires.  The action and gore are fun and fast-paced, the ending nicely violent without assaulting the senses, but while a good cast gives it their best, some of the characters are just annoying and the film never quite gets off the ground as a comedy.  Average, worth seeing, but could have been better. (not rated)  C+