Review of Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) by Oxana — 24 Aug 2014

A great movie that definitely makes me want to read the books!

The plot was built very nicely. There was action, humor, mystery and bizarre things in it. The opening credits were pretty awesome, too.

Darren's character was surprisingly likeable, with his faults, fears and quirks. His friend Steve was good too, but a bit on the annoying side. Crepsley was a rather odd looking vampire, I might add, but his character was very good (whereas I was disappointed with Williem Dafoe's performance). Ray Stevenson was nice, as always.

There were all sorts of freaks in this film, some of them good, some of them less so. Many of them were shown quickly, but none of them really took part in actual movie, other than Mr. Tall, Rebecca and Snake Boy. The others just sort of hung back on the background.

I really liked this movie a lot. It had a good, steady story, a nice build-up leaving you wanting more, the little background info given was sufficient to build a feeling of history (although they could have given a bit more information to tell the truth).

Truly enjoyable, funny and worth every minute! I was sad to see it end.