Such a frustrating disappointment

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Fresh and Exciting

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Yes, the movie is cheesy. But I have the advantage on not having read the books and enjoying it unbiased. The movie screams "Young Adult novel adaption" in all directions, but it is absolutely refreshing in a world full of YA dystopias. The movie is fun and light-hearted. The actors are great (especially Rose is reminding me of a younger Detective Rizzoli and Lissa is full of grace) and very likable. The movie feels a bit rushed, it tries to put a lot of plot points into a movie that would have felt better in a series' season. It is clear this is a book adaption and as such you have to fill in some blanks by yourself, like the road-trippy shopping mall event that distracts from the main plot and feels out of place. It's not the most genius movie and some things are quite obvious, but it is a _well done_ movie with good characters, entertaining interactions, and a nice narrative. I was afraid some of the characters would fall flat (especially Dimitri) but it turned out they were well characterized. The two main actors are especially good as presenting two girls who share a deep and joyful I thoroughly enjoyed it for what it was - a leisure time flick, not Shakespeare. As such I can recommend it without a doubt. It was a lot of fun and bettered my mood.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME. What is this piece of trash movie, who funded paying for it, and how did they get such a god actor like Zoey Deutch to BE IN THIS MOVIE. WOW, let me preface by saying I really do enjoy movies and try to give them the benefit of the doubt. But watching this movie took every ounce of my will to live. The actors are horrible, the plot is as stupid as it can get, and you literally HOPE more of the main characters die because god knows it would make this movie a little more interesting. ANYTHING, if ANYTHING could redeem this movie, it would be Zoey Deutch's character because at least she has some inkling of a personality, her quips are sharp, and she's got moves. But literally that ray of sunshine is drown in this pile of horse poop. PLEASE DO NOT WATCH FOR YOUR OWN SANITY. Consider this a warning.

Mark Waters' Vampire Academy, based on the hugely successful series of young-adult novels by author Richelle Mead, spends so much of its 100-plus minute running time trying to explain itself and attempting to conjure the same level of mass hysteria that surrounded the likes of the Twilight and Harry Potter books, that it isolates nigh-on everybody apart from those already completely in love with the source material. It's an uncomfortable hybrid of the aforementioned Twilight (sexy vampires!) and Harry Potter (a secret school for magical types!), yet makes Stephanie Meyer and J.K. Rowling's work seem like Dostoyevsky in comparison.Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch) and Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry) have run away from St. Vladimir's Academy, trying desperately to live like real humans do. Rose is a Dhampir, a half-vampire, half-human hybrid who has dedicated her life to protecting Lissa, a royal Moroi (peace-loving vampire), and the two share a psychic connection which allows Rose to occasional eavesdrop on Lissa. A year after fleeing the school, they are re-captured by 'dreamy' Russian Dhampir Dimitri (Danila Kozlovsky), who whisks them both back into the care of headmistress Kirova (Olga Kurylenko), but not before battling off some red-eyed Strigoi (evil vampire). Once back, Lissa is the victim of a series of attacks, including dead animals being left for her to find, and threats scrawled on her wall written in blood.It's the slightest of plots, yet Vampire Academy still somehow manages to feel over-stuffed. While Rose struggles to explain the entire universe as well as several characters' back-stories via her own brand of sarcastic narration ripped shamelessly from Juno (2007), there's little time to catch up with what is actually going on and no time at all to care. Even for a film that feels like it was based on a teenagers' work of clumsily sculpted fan-fiction (although I haven't read the book), the complete absence of wit and social observation comes as a shock given the film boasts the talents of Daniel Waters, who wrote the wonderfully dark Heathers (1988), and his brother Mark, director of the surprisingly hilarious Mean Girls (2004). Any plans for a franchise were quickly and thankfully scrapped when the film bombed upon release, and it's not difficult to see why. The whole experience is stilted and awkward, and Deutch is unbearably annoying throughout.

Yes it is true that vampire Academy was better than I expected, but that doesn't mean that it didn't have it's flaws. The characters in this movie in my opinion were very well portrayed by the actors and well written. I especially loved Sarah Hyland's performance in this film, strong and well done on her part. The special effects were pretty cool to see. The script and the dialogue wasn't exactly great, but it was alright. The problem I had with this movie was the pace, the pace in the beginning was very slow and it felt like it was dragging, but it eventually quickens up. The action sequences are pretty fun to watch and aren't too gory. The costume design is well done and sharp. The sex scenes, which there is only about two aren't too graphic and are very sensual and will shot. I did enjoy the budding romances is between certain characters, that was refreshing. I really loved the lead actress and her character, I thought that character was very well done for the film. This movie also has kind of a twist ending which I really loved, I always love a good twist ending! There is also a good bit of eye candy to enjoy, the main male actors aren't too bad to look at haha. Overall, it's pretty enjoyable, but flawed as well. Vampire Academy receives a 6/10 from me.