(Uli Edel/2000/USA)
This is a
dated kids flick that sucks the horror out of vampires by making them
cute, domestic and friendly. It’s one those ludicrously weird mash
ups of American sensibility with British spoof. It works in places
but falls short in a lot of stilted scenes between the adults and the
main kid (the young fella from the “Show me the money!” film) and
some overlong plotting. What is good though is the casting of Richard
E Grant as the dad vamp and Jim Carter as the chimney sweep come biker
styled vampire hunter, both perfect picks. In the context of today’s
kids movies it struggles to engage but I’m certain it probably
struggled at the time too.
(1.5/5)
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