Review – Fright Night

Though it didn’t make a lot of waves when it came out, this mid-budget horror movie has become something of a sleeper if not exactly a cult classic. Chris Sarandon turns in a solid if appropriately hammy performance as a smarmy vampire who moves in next door to the teenage protagonist, who in turn enlists the aid of a monster movie host (played by Roddy McDowell) in his efforts to vanquish the creature of the night. The resulting high jinks are a little on the juvenile side. Nonetheless, the movie keeps itself going with a fairly decent script and special effects that sometimes aren’t too bad for cheap latex. Overall this isn’t a great movie by any stretch of the imagination, but it does have its moments. Mildly amusing