Not quite horror, not quite comedy, Fright Night is quite simply fun.

It’s probably appropriate it’s a remake of an 80s film – a decade of style over subtance – because there are a few problems with this movie but, to be honest, at the end of it you don’t really care.

Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) is Charley Brewster, a high school student who has a pretty good life. A former geek, he now dates Amy the bombshell (Imogen Peets). His only real problem seems his own apprehension. His stress hits new levels when it appears his new neighbour Jerry (Colin Farrell) is a vampire. And hitting on his mum (Toni Collette).

Director Craig Gillespie – who gave us the wonderful Lars And The Real Girl – dispenses with early suspense by quickly establishing who the bad guy is and cuts straight to dealing with it.

There are some problems with pacing and the emphasis on horror-comedy suddenly changes to comedy-horror seemingly mid-stream with the introduction of David Tennant (Dr Who) who seems to be playing Russell Brand.

This all-star cast genuinely enjoys themselves and it shines through allowing us to gloss over some of the deficiencies. They’re helped by a screenplay penned by Buffy The Vampire Slayer scribe Marti Noxon who has a lot of fun updating Tom Holland’s original script.

Fright Night won’t win any awards, but it is a fun flick you will enjoy. Like Cyndi Lauper sang, sometimes you just want to have fun.