Variety
The Vampire's Assistant is too busy making impossible claims about just how spectacular its sequels will be to serve up a self-contained story with a satisfying finale.
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
A fantasy-adventure, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires.
16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That’s the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.
Newly undead, he joins the Cirque Du Freak, a touring sideshow filled with monstrous creatures from a snakeboy and a wolfman to a bearded lady (Salma Hayek) and a gigantic barker (Ken Watanabe).
2009Rating: M, contains fantasy violence104 mins
ActionAdventureKids & FamilyFantasy
- Director:
- Paul Weitz ('American Dreamz', 'In Good Company', 'About A Boy', 'American Pie')
- Writer:
- Paul WeitzBrian Helgeland
- Cast:
- John C. ReillyJosh HutchersonKen WatanabeSalma HayekWillem DafoeJane KrakowskiKristen SchaalChris Massoglia
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant / Reviews
Rolling Stone
Jammed with story threads that don’t cohere, Cirque commits the cardinal sin for a vampire movie: It’s bloodless.
Full reviewRoger Ebert
The movie has good special effects and suitably gruesome characters, but it's bloodless.
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Los Angeles Times
Cirque is a harmless bit of fluff with a very cool look, but there's just never enough bite.
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Hollywood Reporter
Making a vampire movie without any bite is like removing guns from a Western.
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