Fright Night

"Slick popcorn horror, faithful to the fun and flair of the original. The 3D works, the cast appeals, the action’s fast (but not so frightening). A decent remake – it just needs more bite."

"The old "Fright Night" was both self-aware and effectively scary, and if this one seems to prefer gruesome digital effects to old-fashioned bump-in-the-night spookiness, it still succeeds in keeping the audience both tickled and anxious."

"An entertaining remake of the mid-80s vampire movie that, unlike the original, hasn't got one scary moment in it."

"As in the earlier film, this one dances always at the edge of comedy. It especially has fun with the Rules of Vampire Behavior."

"A steady supply of spiky humor and a game cast keep this cooking most of the way, though the pacing could have been tighter and the film seems as if it's about to end two or three times before it actually does."

"It ends up getting a surprising number of things right."

"Funny and scary - and sometimes both at once - it lives up to the original, even if it fails to surpass it."

"The film's greatest pleasures come from Noxon's script - which puts the sexual chaos created by Farrell's attractive bloodsucker front and center - and from the performances."