A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to enlist the help of a self-proclaimed vampire hunter and magician in this remake of the 1985 comedy-horror classic.
The new Dreamworks/Disney teen horror comedy, Fright Night, falls into the better-than-expected category.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
19 Aug 2011
fresh:
A remarkably confident remake that boasts its own pleasures more often than not.
– William Goss,
Film.com,
19 Aug 2011
fresh:
Farrell is all darting eyes, facial ticks and macho confidence. He never goes over the top, he's not a showy actor, but he's clearly relishing his role and eating it up with abandon. He makes this a Night to remember.
– Adam Graham,
Detroit News,
19 Aug 2011
fresh:
Colin Farrell's performance as Jerry is the pulsing, stakeable heart of the movie.
– Keith Staskiewicz,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Aug 2011
rotten:
A boring revamp, with dull 3D effects, insipid teenage protagonists and only sporadically scary outbursts of neck-biting, crucifix-wielding and staking through the heart.