Cirque Du Freak : The Vampire’s Assistant (2009) 7/10

Starring : John C Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia
Director : Paul Weitz
Running Time : 105 mins

When Darren Shan (Massoglia) and his best friend Steve Leonard (Hutcherson) hear that a freak show is coming to town, the two can’t resist sneaking out to see it, but when vampire obsessed Steve recognises freak show attraction Larten Crepsley (Reilly) as being a well-known vampire and Darren steals Crepsley’s pet spider, the two find their lives forever changed with Darren turned into a half-vampire and Steve transformed into a half-Vampaneze.

This is an interesting movie in that it comes up with a unique perspective on vampire mythology, splitting the species into two distinct categories. Fans of the books might be disappointed that it looks like the remainder of the series may never get adapted, but this was a pretty good kids film with some okay effects and some good performances from the myriad of stars involved.

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