Imagine entering a world of bearded women; shrunken, sharp-toothed beady-eyed humanoids; teenagers with snake’s skin and monkey tails; abnormally tall misshapen men; men with two bellies; men with no bellies; women with detachable limbs; and even mesothelioma lawyers. Welcome to the Cirque du Freak.
The Cirque du Freak: the Vampire’s Assistant is a movie based on the hit novel series the Saga of Darren Shan. It is about the adventure of a teenager who inadvertently destroys an ancient truce between warring vampire factions- the vampires and the vampanese. The vampires are the classic ‘good guys’ who try not to kill their prey while feeding off them. The vampanese, on the other hand, are the exact opposite of the vampires. They kill, they slaughter, they torture, before finally feeding off their victims.
The protagonist, Darren (played by Chris Massoglia) and his secret best friend, Steve (Josh Hutcherson), are lured into the cirque one eerie evening. Steve, a vampire aficionado recognizes one of the vaudevillians as a vampire. He then sneaks into the actors room and asks to made into one. The vampire refuses and sends Steve home. In an ironic twist of fate, Steve’s life is put in mortal danger and Darren is forced into becoming a vampire to save his friends life. So begins the adventures of two teenagers whose fates will be forever intertwined.
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I’m giving this movie 3 reels out of 5. It was engaging enough to keep me entertained. It even had a bit of that Harry Potter feel to it. However, I felt that the movie lacked something. At times it seemed as though the producers were running short of time that they had to cut off bits and pieces- bits and pieces that wouldn’t have been obvious if there weren’t a whole lot missing.
As for the acting, Josh Hutcherson did quite well. I really do think he’s got the talent for playing that brooding angst filled teenager- a role he played so well in Bridge to Terabitha. Chris on the other hand seemed to me a bit too bland. I felt he could’ve exerted a bit more effort into playing the goody-two shoes teenager that the role demanded.
But despite these glitches, the movie did what it was supposed to do- it entertained. And that to me, is the most important thing a movie should do.
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