Review of Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) by Alex L — 24 Aug 2010

Fell asleep while watching it... yup, that boring!

This review of Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) was written by Alex L on 24 Aug 2010.

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant has generally received mixed reviews.

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