At St. Vladimir’s Academy you won’t find the beloved Twilight vampires, Edward Cullen or Bella Swan, however you will find Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch) and her best friend Princess Lissa Dragomir. Rose is a dhampir, the half human, half vampire clan who protect the good vampires from the bad vampires. Lissa is a Moroi, the good vampires that can peacefully co-exist amongst humans. Then there are the Strigois, the evil vampires who drink to kill. Though you won’t find the Twilight vampires in this series, you will still find drama, romance and conflict between the good vampires vs. evil vampires. Vampire Academy, based on the young adult novel, “Vampire Academy,” is an action packed teenage drama.

Rating: 3 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: May 20, 2014
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drugs and Alcohol: None
Will it Appeal to Teens? Yes

Talking Points:

There are some “mean girl” teenage issues in the film, however at the end of the movie a teenage girl delivers a speech to her classmates. She states the importance of  being kind to one another and to let go of the petty behavior that was portrayed throughout the film.

Kids that have read the book will most likely enjoy the film…adults may want to catch another movie.

Sexual Content: Moderate

• Teen couples are shown kissing  and making out.
• There are sexual references and discussions regarding losing ones virginity, wet dreams, a threesome and herpes.
• We see Rose, wearing only a bra and underwear,  in bed making out with a guy she has a crush on. He’s seen only wearing boxers.
• Rose is labeled as a “blood whore.”

Violent Content: Excessive

• There are numerous battles with gun shots, stabbings, punches, kicks and body slams.
• We see the good vampires feed on humans. This is a little disturbing because the humans thought they were going to  a blood drive. The vampires bite the humans’ wrists, sometimes leaving a little blood on their face.
• We see vampire attacks, resulting in multiple casualties.
• We hear someone’s leg breaking and another character’s neck being broken.
• A mangled dead fox is shown hanging outside someones door.
• A girl’s cat is killed, then put in her backpack.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

• “B–ch,” “a–,” “d–n,” and “h–,’ are each said numerous times.

Drugs and Alcohol: Mild

• Vampires are shown drinking blood from wine glasses.

Will it Appeal to Kids? Yes

• I interviewed four teenagers that had read the book. They all loved the movie and said it was similar to the book, though a little corny.

Overall this is an action packed film with romance and comedy permeated throughout the film. Depending on the child, this film is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up.