A suburban teenager realises that his new neighbour is a charismatic vampire in this remake of the 1985 horror comedy hit After years of climbing to reach the top of the social ladder high school senior Charlie Brewster (Anton Yelchin) finally rules the roost Just as Charlie ditches his best pal ' Evil' Ed (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) & starts dating the most popular girl in their class however a handsome new face appears in the neighbourhood It belongs to Charlie's new neighbour Jerry (Colin Farrell) an outwardly amiable guy with a quick smile & a sharp wit But when Charlie sees a side of Jerry that everyone else seems to miss he quickly becomes convinced that the nice guy act is a cover for something truly sinister Unable to convince his charmed mother (Toni Collette) that Jerry is a genuine bloodsucker the suspicious teen turns to Las Vegas magician Peter Vincent (David Tennant) to help exterminate the demon before he drinks the entire neighborhood dry