Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
108 min.
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Dir. Paul Weitz
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Rated PG-13
I sat in the theater. I dutifully turned off my cell phone du freak and opened my peanut M&Ms du freak. I had low hopes. But guess what, foolz!? Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, despite having more words and subclauses and silly, arcane nonsense in its title THAN THE ENTIRE BIBLE, is totally enjoyable! Du freak!!! It's the story of two best friends--Steve and Darren--who stumble upon an underworld of weird sideshow creatures and warring vampire clans. It's funny, it sorts out complicated backstory with a light touch, and it's not sugarcoated for babies. "Can I turn into a bat now?" "No. That's bullshit." HA HA HA DU FREAK!
By Lindy West