Fright Night

To be fair, I have yet to see the original Fright Night, however, this film still managed to make me smile with nostalgia.

Fright Night is a remake of the film with the same name back in 1985.  It's about a teenage boy who suddenly finds his life and the lives of those he loves in danger from his next door neighbour... who just happens to be a vampire.

The thing I like about this film is that it stays true to its genre.  It claims to be a horror/comedy film, which we don't come by that often these days.  But this film manages to pull it off.
Colin Farrel did a great job with his role.  His body language added to the character and his controlled facial expressions may have seemed mild and subtle, but actually were very effective.  I find that people tend to forget about Colin Farrel as an actor who takes his job seriously, because he always seems so calm and collected.  I think, however, as someone with his tracking record in films and acting, he never disappoints.  I'd like to give him a shout out here and now, because as an actor he gets overlooked too often and he deserves some recognition.
 
As for the film itself, I really liked how they didn't take long to get into the thick of it.  What I mean by that is, instead of dragging the ignorant part of the film - where all the characters are in disbelief and the main character keeps trying to convince them of the truth - the story gives in to its supernatural elements immediately.  The "bad guy" reveals himself fairly quickly and you never really question that.  It somehow seems appropriate, perhaps, because it is a comedy as well as a horror.  It's supposed to be humorous and slightly silly.        
         
As for the other actors, they were all pretty decent but no one especially stuck out to me.  The visual effects were very interesting and they kept true to the original film.  The fact that this vampire was a monster and not some misunderstood creature to be pitied or romanticized, made this film stand out.. ironically.  It was a nice change to what this generation has been surrounded by lately.  Sometimes going back to the classics reminds us of how much fun film making is supposed to be and how simple can sometimes be better.     

Ultimately, I give this film 7.4/10 for bringing back a true horror/comedy film, enlightening some of the more ignorant movie lovers and showing them how it's really done.