The Vampire's Assistant-weekly blog

This weekend I went to the theatre to see the movie Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant- something I was quite excited about. When I first saw the trailer for this movie when I was last in the theatre I predicted that this movie would be full of stupid humor that was (get this) actually funny unlike many of the 'funny' movies that have come out as of late. Even though humor and vampires aren't usually mixed together and stupid humor isn't generally my thing, I thought that going to this movie would be worth my while as it was derived from a book series. So here I was- all excited this weekend for this movie. . . and when I left the theatre I wasn't massively disappointed (something that is a rare feeling after the more recent films that have been released in the shabby Red Wing Theatre.)
This film consisted of a fairly predictable plot, graphics that were shaky at best, typical character stereotypes, and it's 'meaning' was barely grazed over. What pulled this movie off was (shockingly) John C. Reilly. Yes- that actor from Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, and Walk Hard. He helped pull the subtle humor along but he also impressed me with acting skills I didn't realize he had. Of course there were moments where I thought to myself 'Yep, this guy is acting' but there were also great moments where you could clearly see the character he was portraying. He was serious and had a cleverly done dead-pan humor, but he also didn't completely hold the center of the screen to himself, he also 'pointed' my eyes to the direction of the main protagonist, Darren the 'seventeen-year-old-going-on-immortal'. The way they played off of each other was nice and helped make watching that movie worth the 8 bucks. Another winning point for this movie: Josh Hutcherson, another young actor who is well on his way to developing into a Hollywood treasure. I must warn this however; if you are not as obsessed with vampire culture and fantasy genres as I am, then this is not a movie you are going to want to watch as the graphics and some characters require a very imaginative person to appreciate the story and what they are trying to portray.