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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Directed by Paul Weitz
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Overview
Darren Shan is a regular teenage kid. He and his friend Steve find out about a Freak Show coming to town and work hard at trying to find tickets. They do, and together they go to “Cirque du Freak” where they see many strange acts including a wolf-man and a bearded lady
Rated PG-13 | Length 109 minutes
Actors
Chris Massoglia | John C. Reilly | Josh Hutcherson | Patrick Fugit | Salma Hayek | Jessica Carlson | Michael Cerveris | Ray Stevenson | Morgan Saylor | Don McManus | Ken Watanabe | Orlando Jones | Frankie Faison | Willem Dafoe | Kristen Schaal | Patrick Breen | Tom Woodruff Jr. | Jane Krakowski | Drew Rin Varick | Colleen Camp | Lo Graham | Beau Holden | Trey Burvant | Daniel Newman | Brandon Molale | Gino Galento | Sam Medina | Cody Klop
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/24/2009 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Ventured out for the afternoon matinee of Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant. After Friday’s dismal returns I expected a fairly empty theater yet it was quite full. Slow burn of a film and a strange one at that. But enjoyable. Glad they didn’t attempt to cram the entire 11 book series into one film and left it open for a sequel (really, Vampire Mountain is the best material within the book series). I was okay w/the liberties taken in the bigscreen adaptation but wasn’t keen on the Crepsley romance w/Madame Truska, which never came close to occurring the books. Wasn’t crazy about either of the two kid leads (portrayed older in the film). But still very watchable w/some nice moments. Crowd dug it.
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