A fantasy-adventure, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old...
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).
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37 %138 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
42 %495,215 reviewsAudience score rating
15+Age suitabilityChildren & Media rating
"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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Variety
Variety"Jammed with story threads that don’t cohere, Cirque commits the cardinal sin for a vampire movie: It’s bloodless."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"The movie has good special effects and suitably gruesome characters, but it's bloodless."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Cirque is a harmless bit of fluff with a very cool look, but there's just never enough bite."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Making a vampire movie without any bite is like removing guns from a Western."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterCirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Details
- Runtime
- 104
- Genre
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Kids & Family
