Fright Night in a nutshell is essentially a horror/comedy about vampires. If you want a cheesy fun horror movie to watch with your friends you might like this. However, I was not too fond of this flick to be honest. There are better horror/comedies out there like Shaun of the Dead or Zombieland. There are certainly better vampire movies out there. If you want a fun vampire movie then watch John Carpenter's Vampires or Blade 1 & 2.
The story is very simple. A high school kid named Charlie Brewster soon learns that his new neighbor is a vampire. He tries to get help but no one believes him. The vampire realizes he's on to him and threatens to kill him. He is then forced to get the help of "vampire hunter" Vincent from the TV series Fright Night.
The film does some things right. It has some good-up effects and the effects when the vampires die is good also. The score is decent. Also, the acting isn't that bad.
However, the film has many issues. The biggest problem is the character. I didn't find myself caring about a single one. The main character, Brewster is so bland. The rest of the cast are just assholes and on the whole not interesting at all. The only character I slightly like is the so-called exterminator Vincent, but even took a while for me to warm-up to. The interaction between the characters, I thought, was very poor. There is nothing to the villain either. If I don't care about the character than I don't care what's happening ultimately.
I also thought the film was a bit too long. There are many scenes that I thought were unnecessary and just dragged out particularly the final battle. That final confrontation could've ended like three times but they kept dragging it out. I didn't really care anyway so I just wanted it to end.
Overall, I found fright Night a forgettable movie. Like I said earlier, if you want a fun time waster to watch with your friends then you might enjoy this. Maybe I'm alone in this because there are many people who enjoy this film. You can decide for yourself.
The story is very simple. A high school kid named Charlie Brewster soon learns that his new neighbor is a vampire. He tries to get help but no one believes him. The vampire realizes he's on to him and threatens to kill him. He is then forced to get the help of "vampire hunter" Vincent from the TV series Fright Night.
The film does some things right. It has some good-up effects and the effects when the vampires die is good also. The score is decent. Also, the acting isn't that bad.
However, the film has many issues. The biggest problem is the character. I didn't find myself caring about a single one. The main character, Brewster is so bland. The rest of the cast are just assholes and on the whole not interesting at all. The only character I slightly like is the so-called exterminator Vincent, but even took a while for me to warm-up to. The interaction between the characters, I thought, was very poor. There is nothing to the villain either. If I don't care about the character than I don't care what's happening ultimately.
I also thought the film was a bit too long. There are many scenes that I thought were unnecessary and just dragged out particularly the final battle. That final confrontation could've ended like three times but they kept dragging it out. I didn't really care anyway so I just wanted it to end.
Overall, I found fright Night a forgettable movie. Like I said earlier, if you want a fun time waster to watch with your friends then you might enjoy this. Maybe I'm alone in this because there are many people who enjoy this film. You can decide for yourself.