Netflix's new No. 1 movie is Day Shift as streamers defy critics

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Day Shift has defied critics and rocketed to the top of Netflix’s streaming charts

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Netflix Day Shift movie image showing vampire

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Netflixhas a new number one movie in both the US and UK, with the brand new for August 2022 Day Shift rocketing to the top of the streaming service’s own charts.

As can be seen from the image below, Day Shift now sits pretty in the number one position in both territories, with the tale of an LA vampire hunter chasing a big pay day evidently appealing to millions and millions of viewers.

Day Shift is Netflix’s new number one movie in the US and UK.(Image credit: Netflix)

Netflix review charts showing Day Shift as number 1

Day Shift is Netflix’s new number one movie in the US and UK.

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Under Day Shift’s ‘Top Critics’ section on Rotten Tomatoes we learn why the movie has not been well received.

Todd McCarthy of Deadline Hollywood Daily says that Day Shift’s “script never remotely rises to the occasion, resulting in a hodge-podgy mess that, at nearly two hours, is also a half-hour too long for its own, or anyone else’s, good.”

Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian meanwhile says that “the crude, tedious action sequences with their video-game aesthetic are an incredible trial and there is nothing interesting or glamorous about these vampires at all.”

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So, why is Day Shift No. 1 on Netflix?

So why, then, is Day ShiftNetflix’s new No.1 movie? Well, the answer could lie in critics simply not speaking for the vast majority of Netflix subscribers. But from the more positive review scores on Rotten Tomatoes there seems to be some love for star Jamie Foxx, who people seem to agree is too good for this film, while many reviews also mention that the action sequences standout.

Oh, and it also involves vampires, and we all know how beloved vampires are, right?!

First, though, I need to get through Netflix’s new TV seriesThe Sandman, which is simply awesome!

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