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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA guaranteed crowd-pleaser for the whole family.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanStrikes a nice balance between smart and sweet.
- 70Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanVery funny in a way reminiscent of "Babe: Pig in the City."
- 63Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanPhiladelphia InquirerDesmond RyanThe obstacles are many, most notably Rookery, a local vampire hunter who looks like a rejected extra from "Mad Max."
- 63Miami HeraldSara WildbergerMiami HeraldSara WildbergerThe movie is a little long for kids.
- 50Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorThe violence is suggested in a way that's neither overwhelming nor insulting to a child's intelligence as this crafty fairy tale ultimately finds a way for human and vampire characters to live and let live.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe results are predictable and only mildly entertaining.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonAn odd little ghoul too cleaned up to survive, a bloodless vampire movie that's mostly lifeless as well.
- 25Portland OregonianDiana Abu-JaberPortland OregonianDiana Abu-JaberThe movie falters when it gets mean.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanWould like to be a Halloween treat, but it's more like a nightmare of blandness.