What do you get if you cross Mean Girls with vampires? The answer is Mark Waters’ latest directorial endeavour, Vampire Academy. Based on the bestselling book series by Richelle Mead, Mean Girls director Waters takes all the usual high school dramas – best friends, bitchy girls and unconventional romances – and shakes it up with a little bloodlust. The result is an ultimately light-weight movie that replaces depth with a fun plot, an entertaining script and a spunky lead, without which the film would flounder lifelessly.
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