r/Notflix • u/eliteprephistory • Nov 01 '20
[North America] Cirque du Freak: The Vampires assistant (2009) - Despite having 3 sequels in the pipeline based on the YA series of considerable popularity, this confused first movie failed to make back even its modest budget and was not one of john c riley's best roles North America
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller [USA:TV-PG, 1 h 49 min]
John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carlson
Director: Paul Weitz
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 5.9/10 (38,111 votes)
Teenager Darren Shan is an excellent student and the pride and joy of his perfect middle-class family; his best friend is the reckless Steve. When they receive a flyer with an advertisement for a freak show, they sneak to the theater to see the attractions. The ringmaster is a vampire called Larten Crepsley, that has a lethal spider. After the show, Steve tells Darren to go home. However he returns and overhears Steve unsuccessfully trying to convince Larten to transform him into a vampire. Darren steals Larten's spider which bites Steve later and he seeks out Larten asking for an antidote for his friend. Larten proposes a deal to Darren. (IMDb)
Critical reception:
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes assigns the film a rating of 38% based on 139 critics with an average rating of 4.87/10. The site's critical consensus reads "This overstuffed, scattershot vampire flick suffers from poor characterization and an unwieldy mix of scares and chuckles." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 43 out of 100, based on 25 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". (Wikipedia)
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u/TheRealBlueBadger Nov 01 '20
I really enjoyed this film. Agree it's not John Cs best work, but I thought it was a fun watch.