Fright Night
Synopsis:
This movie is a remake of a 1985 movie of the same time and story. It involves a teenager named Charley Brewster ( Anton Yelchin) who suspects that his new neighbor Jerry Dandrige ( Collin Farrell) is a vampire in a new suburb housing area in Las Vegas . This was after his childhood friend went missing but just before indulging that Jerry is a vampire responsible in a string of recent missing people and deaths. Charley became more suspicious when Jerry started acting all bizarre and always find opportunity to be invited into his house (a vampire cannot enter his victim house unless being invited). However when Charley saw his neighbor, Doris being attacked/bitten by Jerry in a middle of the night, he went over to Jerry house to saves her but it was too late. When no one he knows believes him, he tries to enlists Peter Vincent (David Tennant)'s help, a Las Vegas magician who is also a vampire killer but was turned away because Vincent thinks that Charley was a crazy-obsessive fan. Vincent soon change his mind when he saw a photo of a symbol that Charley captured in Jerry's house and helps take Jerry down.
Review:
I had high hopes going into the movies during the weekend due to the positive rave reviews posted. And after the movie, i was so not disappointed. The movie running time is about 1.5 hours but somehow it sure feels long. It wasn't that great of a movie as stated by people but it was quite a decent horror - vampire movie. The first 30 minutes of the movie was great, it was really suspenseful and tense moment when Charley was trying to help escape his neighbor, Doris inside Jerry' house. The background soundtrack is also excellent in creating the suspense mood and i was nearly jumping on the edge in that scene. However, when Jerry went overboard and on the path of destruction when he discover that Charley knew his identity, the movie began to go downhill on suspense, predictable plot and more into action comedy. The movie somehow goes into fast-forward pace and there is no continuity between one scene and another. I felt that 1.5 hours movie is not enough and need at least another 15 to 20 minutes to tied up loose ends and build up more suspense. In acting department, Anton Yelchin as Charley Brewster has done an okay job as a teenager outgrowing his geek years. He will be the one of the uprising young actor to watch in future as this actor has unpolished potential. David Tennant as Peter Vincent really lights up the moods in the comedy area whenever he is on screen as the coward liquor drinking vampire hunter. However, the star of the movie would goes to Collin Farrell who excel as the suave, handsome yet intimidating vampire head, Jerry. Although is present on-screen is quite limited especially in the first half of the movie, but he has let his presence felt and viewers are anticipating his every step.
Verdict:
I give this movie a 3.5 star out of 5. It could have been better given enough screen time.
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