After more than a month of movies that aren't worth seeing I finally had a good time at my local movie theater. Vampire Academy is the first good film of 2014. I, Frankenstein is entertaining fantasy action, but in terms of some quality it's Vampire Academy that's really worth seeing. There's a good cast, there's humor, there's a story that keeps one interested, and there's some action. At first there's some confusion about what's going on. It's because there are different vampires in addition to a setting that needs some description. After that, however, the film keeps entertaining until the end. There are several interesting characters. Zoey Deutch, playing Rosemarie Hathaway, is in the center of things. She's a feisty guardian but a loyal friend. Lucy Fry, playing Vasilisa Dragomir, is perfect as the girl with the royal blood. There's a growing love affair between her and Christian Ozera (Dominic Sherwood), but the more intriguing romance is the one between Rosemarie and Dimitri Belikov (Danila Kozlovsky). Friendship and romance aren't the central themes here though. The dangerous hierarchy of St. Vladimir's Academy is what Rosemarie and Vasilisa have to deal with. It's a good look at the struggles to gain social status in high school. The girls are tough but they still have to survive. This film adaptation of Richelle Mead's best-selling novel is definitely more interesting than Twilight (2008). Deutch had a part in Beautiful Creatures (2013), a film that I also liked. If you haven't seen Beautiful Creatures then see it. I recommend Vampire Academy too.
Review of Vampire Academy
