6/28/2023 0 Comments The vampire's apprentice![]() ![]() Patrick Fugit, Orlando Jones, Willem Dafoe, and Jane Krakowski co-star. With tensions between the two sects intensifying, Darren must figure out a means of keeping the coming war from destroying his last vestige of humanity. ![]() As Darren works to master his newfound powers as a budding member of the supernatural underworld, he becomes a valued pawn between the vampires and their deadlier rivals, the Vampaneze. So its not too surprising that he is the best thing about Cirque Du Freak: The Vampires Apprentice, a well meaning and sorta fun movie that is weighed down by a wealth of source material, and a somewhat arrogant approach to the script that more or less depends on a sequel that we might not ever get. Transformed into a bloodsucker by Crepsley, Darren joins the Cirque Du Freak and quickly ingratiates himself with the unusual cast of characters who populate it, including Madame Truska the Bearded Lady (Salma Hayek) and the traveling sideshow's towering barker (Ken Watanabe). Reilly) while attending a traveling freak show at a local theater. But trouble finds Darren when he and Steve make the acquaintance of a vampire named Larten Crepsley (John C. Sixteen-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) is your typical adolescent he spends most of his time with his best friend, Steve (Josh Hutcherson), earns decent grades, and generally manages to stay out of trouble. Based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant tells the story of a small-town teen who inadvertently shatters a 200-year-old truce between warring factions of vampires. Carnivals and creepy circuses have their own set of rules when they’re being used as a horror setting, so while, say, The Vampire’s Apprentice may trend toward the gothic, I’d argue that it. ![]()
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