executed mix of cuteness and fright." Lawrence Van Gelder of The New York Times gave it a positive review, declaring, "Not often does a family film come along that is literate, clever, mischievous and just plain fun." Roger Ebert, however, gave the film two stars, saying "The movie has first-rate credits, from the director Uli Edel (Last Exit to Brooklyn) to the writers Karey Kirkpatrick (James And The Giant Peach) and Larry Wilson (Beetlejuice), to the cast (Lipnicki played the kid in Jerry Maguire and Stuart Little). The costumes are neat, the photography is great--all the pieces are on hand, but they don't fit." Michael Thomson for the BBC gave the film three stars, questioning the tone but remarking, "Yet the basic idea which drives this jolly film, along with Lipnicki's charm, is sometimes almost enough." Jan Stuart for The Los Angeles Times praised most of the cast, but criticized Lipnicki, and said, "Older kids and grown-ups looking for more sophisticated humor will have to content themselves with a running gag about vampire cows, which could have been funnier than Edel makes it here." See also Der kleine Vampir, the book series on which the TV series and the film are based The Little Vampire, a TV series also based on the same book series Young Dracula References External links 2000 films 2000 comedy horror films 2000 fantasy films 2000s children's comedy films 2000s children's fantasy films 2000s English-language films 2000s fantasy comedy films American children's comedy films American children's fantasy films American comedy horror films American fantasy comedy films Children's horror films Dutch children's films Dutch comedy horror films Dutch fantasy films German children's films German children's comedy films German comedy horror films German fantasy comedy films Scottish films English-language Dutch films English-language German films English-language Scottish films Films based on children's books Films based on German novels Films directed by Uli Edel Films set in castles Films shot in Edinburgh Films shot in East Lothian Films shot in Fife Films with screenplays by Karey Kirkpatrick Films with screenplays by Larry Wilson (screenwriter) Halloween adventure films New Line Cinema films Vampire comedy films 2000s American films 2000s German films