It doesn't help the bland characterizations that Massoglia says everything in an emotionless monotone. There's a ridiculous montage of Darren hanging with his new friends - flirting with Rebecca the monkey girl, jamming with Evera the snake boy, and eating barbecue with the entire clan. (Think of the disappointing Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.) Consequently, The Vampire's Assistant drags on for almost an hour before Darren is even made a "half vampire." And by the time he joins the self-proclaimed freaks, the audience isn't able to fully immerse itself into their intriguing culture because the action shifts to the battling vampire groups. Show moreĭirector Paul Weitz would have been better off adapting just one book, since the conflation of three novels (even ones in a series) rarely translates well. Tiny (Michael Cerveris), who recruits Steve into joining a band of bloodthirsty "Vampanese" that wants to start a war with the less-violent vampires. Just as Darren is getting used to his new environment - making friends with a snake boy (Patrick Fugit), a monkey-tailed girl (Jessica Carlson), and a bearded lady ( Salma Hayek) - his new way of life is threatened by the evil Mr. Darren saves his best friend's life - but is then forced to abandon him and his family to join Crepsley. Crepsley refuses but eventually agrees to turn Darren into his "half vampire" assistant in exchange for providing Steve with the antidote to a fatal spider bite.
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After Darren and his bad-boy best friend Steve ( Josh Hutcherson) attend a one-night-only performance of the Cirque du Freak, Steve becomes convinced that sLarten Crepsley ( John C. Based on the first three books of the popular young-adult Cirque du Freak saga, THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT follows straight-laced high-schooler Darren Shan (Chris Massoglia), who's unexpectedly pulled into an underground world of traveling circus "freaks" and warring vampire factions.
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