2009 Directed by Paul Weitz
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
Chris Massoglia John C. Reilly Josh Hutcherson Patrick Fugit Salma Hayek Pinault 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
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USAPG-13
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Denmark11
Netherlands12
Netherlands12
Brazil
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
UK
USA
4 glorious minutes of vampire willem dafoe did not make up for 105 minutes of dafoe-less bore
Books 4-12 of The Saga of Darren Shan were my favorite when I was younger. It always made me sad that the first three books were so significantly different, because I knew a lot of people would never make it to 4-12. This awful movie is an "adaption" of 1-3, that manages to make Cirque du Freak seem even worse and even more childlike. Books 10-12 are absolutely the darkest teenage horror I've ever read, and I honestly love them and find them affecting as an adult as well. You couldn't possibly fathom how different they are from this movie.
This movie claims to be an adaption of 1-3; however, there's little to nothing from 2, and just has Murlough…
Wait...what?
This is actually entertaining?
What a surprise! I carefully avoided this film when it came out because of the negative reviews. Today it popped up on TV and with nothing better to do I decided to watch it. And that's the type of film it is, an inbetweener. If you're looking for an entertaining diversion, this fits the bill perfectly.
Based on Darren Shan's book series (of which I've only read the first one), this film clearly betrays its youth literature roots. It is aimed at teenagers, has larger than life characters and wraps it in a 'horror light' aesthetic. It is perhaps a bit darker than similar films and that is what surprised me somewhat. The characters are…
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant is probably the weakest young-adult vampire theme movie out there. From faulty characterizations, crammed plot, flimsy world building and weak performances, this fantasy flick drained the life from itself. Director Paul Weitz took Cirque du Freak’s lore too seriously, resulting in half realized ideas and concept. Acting wise, Chris Massoglia is a lame lead and he wasn’t charming enough to invest care (no wonder he disappeared after this mess) whilst Willem Dafoe and Salma Hayek were underutilized over Michael Cerveris’ mode of overacting as Mr Tiny. John C Reilly did passably as a mentor vampire, yet it was almost impossible to appreciate his efforts over the badly put on makeup on his face. Not funny nor scary to delight, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant is freaking unredeemable.
Who gives a shit if this movie is "bad" I'm really digging John c riley's goth hobbit look
