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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Cirque du Freak: The Vampires Assistant

So, John C. Riley as a vampire. Well, he is no Edward Cullen, but then again, this isn't Twilight. I was pretty skeptical when I saw the previews for this show - let's be honest, John C. Riley as a vampire. I thought he only did comedy.

With all those doubts plaguing my mind, I popped in the DVD and gave it a shot. Sure enough, there was John C. Riley as a vampire, taking refuge in a traveling freak show. It was a comedy - but not a normal slap your knee, talk about it the next day with your friends comedy. It was definitely more of a dark comedy; well, maybe a really dark gray comedy.

I was actually pleasantly surprised with this film. I did have my doubts, but like a vampire in sunlight, those doubts turned to ash and blew away. The cast and supporting cast was actually surprising to me. I was wondering what ever happened to Orlando Jones. Now I know.


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Posted by Jeremy English at 10:00 AM

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