The remake of Fright Night is given vitality by a deliciously committed Colin Farrell performance as the suave, arrogant vampire.
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By most metrics one could choose to employ, 2011 really wasn’t all that long ago. In that year, the iPhone was already well on its way to its fifth generation. Peter Jackson’sfilm series was nearing its conclusion, as Robert Pattinson eyed the tantalizing freedom of a post-Edwardian existence.
Gillespie’s update on the material, meanwhile, stars the tragically gone-too-soon Anton Yelchin as sympathetic high school everyboy Charley Brewster, while less successfully reprising’s Christopher Mintz-Plasse as his irritating friend “Evil” Ed. Yelchin, on the other hand, is an ideal anchor for the story, a bundle of nervous energy who quickly begins to unravel after noticing a series of suspicious events involving the mysterious lothario next door.
That smoldering physical appeal, haughtiness and his unusual appreciation for pleasures typically reserved for humans–see his absolute delight at munching on big, juicy apples throughout–make theremake an atypical depiction of the vampire as a luxuriant hedonist, a sort of parasite who guiltlessly sponges off human society.
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