DVD Review "CIRQUE DU FREAK; VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT" Score B 85%

This odd movie isn't bad. Its actually hard to describe it because it really only fits in a story tale genre... its not horror, its not action, its not drama.... it just kinda is what it is. Which for the most part is adventure. Kind of on the same level as say Big Fish was. Its a tale of a kid, who doesn't really fit in. He and his buddy go to a magical freak show act that is in town for one night. An overseer who is pulling strings behind the scenes is setting everything in motion. There is a war between different factions of vampires. There are ancient freaks who live together and help protect vampires against vampanese. The lead vampire recruits the kid to be his assistant in order to save his buddies life who was bit by a stolen poison spider that was in the freak show. So he makes the kid a half vampire. The behind the scene guy then recruits the best friend to the other side and a war between the vampire sects begins. And of course between the two kids as well. This is a strange movie, interesting enough but not great.