Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:3
Rotten:24
Average Rating:3.7/10
Consensus: Neither scary nor very funny, this misguided effort never lives up to its premise.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Eddie Murphy is Maximillian, the last of a race of vampires from the Caribbean who travels to New York in search of Rita (Angela Bassett), an NYPD officer whom he considers to be the perfect woman... [More]
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison
Director: Wes Craven
Reviews for Vampire in Brooklyn
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2/4 |
Never funny enough to pass muster as a comedy and never scary enough (if at all) to make it as a horror movie. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Given the talent involved, it's almost impressive how much of a misfire the film is.
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Oh, Wes, what did we all do to deserve this?
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2/5 |
Is it comedy? Is it horror? Uneven film that never lives up to its potential as either.
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1/4 |
Vampire in Brooklyn is neither funny nor frightening and comes up a tedious middle-road hybrid from veteran scaremeister Wes Craven, who directed. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Essentially little more than a romantic triangle with a 'good versus evil' twist, it's not a bad film, but it is also neither winningly funny enough to exploit Murphy's talents nor bitingly scary enough to exploit Craven's. Full Review |
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The horror relies on special effects so obvious that the scares are compromised. Full Review |
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Neither as good as it might be nor as bad as you might expect. Full Review |
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The bottom line is that Vampire in Brooklyn is funny and gross, but saddled with a pedestrian storyline that denies any real magic in its premise and sinks its potential as a dark fantasy. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Vampire in Brooklyn
September 28, 2006:
Wes Craven To Write and Direct Again; Also Plans Horror Remakes…Of His Own Movies
Horror auteur Wes Craven has announced his return to making his original horror films, and is currently writing his first writing-directing project since 1994's "New... More...
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