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16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend Steve (Josh Hutcherson), got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. 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). As Darren flexes his newfound powers in this dark world, he becomes a treasured pawn between the vampires and their deadlier counterparts. And while trying to survive, one boy will struggle to keep their brewing war from devouring what’s left of his humanity. -fandango.com

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Cast: Willem Dafoe, Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Orlando Jones, Ray Stevenson, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Patrick Fugit, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carlson
Director: Paul Weitz
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Release Date: October 23, 2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Writer: Paul Weitz, Brian Helgeland
Runtime: 109 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios

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review by Stephanie_Smith19. December 19, 2010

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

In an age of horrible vampire films (I'm talking about you Twilight), we finally get a cool one. That being Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant. I don't see how so many people hate this movie, because it's really good. I haven't read any of the books, so I can't judge it's faithfulness, but this is probably the only cool vampire film that has come out since Bram Stoker's Dracula. The only major problem is that it leaves the audience wanting more. More than they're … more

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review by woopak_the_thrill. May 21, 2010

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2 ½ Stars: The War Between Vampires and "Vampaneze" is Brewing...Oh the Horror!!

Amid all the abysmal “Twilight” movies and the “Harry Potter” franchise, Universal Pictures and director Paul Weitz (brother of Chris Weitz, director of Twilight New Moon) aims to create a new franchise based on the books authored by Darren Shan. “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” is the film adaptation of the “Vampire Blood trilogy” in the “Saga of Darren Shan” book collection which garnered a good following … more

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Quick Tip by Count_Orlok_22. December 06, 2010

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A Quick Tip by Count_Orlok_22

Wow, this film was pathetic. Truly one of the lamest attempts to adapt a popular vampire book into a film. I haven't read the novels that inspired this abysmal effort, but after having seen this I have no desire to read them. It's amazing to me that so many talented actors were involved in this film. I can only imagine that they wanted to cash in on the current teen vampire trend. Circus freaks and vampires versus the "Vampaneze"? Give me a break!

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Quick Tip by vampire_eyez. July 24, 2010

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A Quick Tip by vampire_eyez

entertaining movie, the books where way better as always. a little disappointing that with all the good actors in this movie that the outcome wasn't better.

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