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‘The Radleys’ Review: Damian Lewis and Kelly Macdonald Headline a Tame Vampire Horror Comedy

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Siddhant Adlakha Based on the novel by Matt Haig, “The Radleys” is a vampire horror comedy that can’t quite figure out its tone, so more often than not, it ends up in a lukewarm middle ground.

The British production stars Damian Lewis and Kelly Macdonald as Peter and Helen Radley, bloodsucking parents in recovery, whose suburban normalcy can only cover for their hidden natures (and for their children’s burgeoning vampirism) for so long.

When their teenage daughter Clara (Bo Bragason) discovers her true self — in an uncomfortable scene of sexual violence turned on its head — the duo calls in Peter’s punk rock twin brother Will (also played by Lewis) for assistance, given his “active” vampire status.

The characters usually refer to vampirism as a “family disease,” citing inherited cravings that alter their behavior and introducing a substance abuse metaphor in the process.

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