Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Critic Reviews

It's creepy but tinged with sarcasm and infused with silly fun.Read the full review

Reilly gives it his all, and he’s both very enjoyable and about as scary as a stubbed toe.Read the full review

This movie incites curiosity tinged with confusion and irritation. It bristles with interesting ideas — about friendship and freakishness, honesty and anger — and intriguing characters, all of which may blossom in later episodes.Read the full review

Cirque is a harmless bit of fluff with a very cool look, but there's just never enough bite.Read the full review

Has its moments of fun, many of them having to do with Reilly's deadpan comic style. But the movie lacks the original edge of its better predecessors.Read the full review

Actually, by way of a sequel, the filmmakers could just set Cerveris, Dafoe, and Reilly up for a purr-off. That’d be more fun than most of this film.Read the full review

A profoundly unsatisfying experience - and that doesn't consider the derivative nature of the plot and a lackluster performance by the lead actor.Read the full review

The Vampire's Assistant is too busy making impossible claims about just how spectacular its sequels will be to serve up a self-contained story with a satisfying finale.Read the full review

Making a vampire movie without any bite is like removing guns from a Western.Read the full review