Vampire in Brooklyn

Name: Vampire in Brooklyn
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Romance
Released: October 27, 1995
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 27
Cast: Angela Bassett, Eddie Murphy

1995

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Paramount Home Video | Release Date: October 27, 1995 | R

Starring: Angela Bassett, Eddie Murphy

Summary: Maximillian meets a beautiful lady copand begins to woe her;but, his hynotic seduction takes a macabre turn when he tries to make her his mate for eternity.

Director: Wes Craven

Genre(s): Horror, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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William Arnold

The unlikely marriage of Murphy and Craven is indeed strange, and it results in what often seems to be two diametrically opposed movies in one. Still, it's not quite as bad an idea as it sounds, and the movie is passably entertaining. [27 Oct 1995, p.30]

Scott Rosenberg

Vampire is hardly a consequential film, nor does it suggest hitherto buried reserves of Murphy's talent. But it's a diverting mixture of horror, romance and comedy. Read full review

James Berardinelli

The problem here isn't as much the talent in front of the camera as it is the weak and hackneyed script. Vampire in Brooklyn is in need of an infusion (or should that be transfusion?) of originality and creativity -- two qualities that are blatantly absent. Read full review

Empire Staff (Not Credited)

While this may not quite be a stake through the heart, Wes Craven's curious mix of the comic and the horrific is another nail in Eddie Murphy's career coffin. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The movie is unpleasant to look at. It's darker than "Seven," but without sufficient purpose, and my overall memory of it is of people screaming in the shadows. To call this a comedy is a sign of optimism; to call it a comeback for Murphy is a sign of blind faith. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Vampire in Brooklyn is a horror comedy that mixes lame blood-pellet effects with lame gags, and it clunks along on a series of interchangeably deserted streets that manage to look dank and overlit at the same time. Read full review

Caryn James

Like so many Eddie Murphy misfires, Vampire in Brooklyn has no idea how to capitalize on the actor's immense appeal. The film was directed by the horror master Wes Craven and it turns out to be an Eddie Murphy-Wes Craven movie that is not funny or scary. Now that's a nightmare. Read full review

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Comaluna

Jul 27, 2012

Personally, I wouldn't put this movie into the horror category, because I didn't find it scary at all. The movie was surprisingly funny, though and I really enjoyed Eddie Murphy's performance. The story itself wasn't bad and those of you, who have read Bram Stoker's Dracula, will actuallyPersonally, I wouldn't put this movie into the horror category, because I didn't find it scary at all. The movie was surprisingly funny, though and I really enjoyed Eddie Murphy's performance. The story itself wasn't bad and those of you, who have read Bram Stoker's Dracula, will actually notice some slight similarities, just in a completely different setting. Ah, and some of the music used in this movie was really great.… Expand

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Adriannez

Jul 1, 2007

This movie was hilarious. Aside from all the swearing it was good.

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Rox22

Mar 29, 2013

I found this movie really funny. It's so cheezy that it's charming. This is perhaps the last movie I can remember Eddie Murphy being funny (aside from the Shrek movies.) Vampire in Brooklyn does not work as a horror at all. It tries to, but it doesn't. As a comedy on the other hand it reallyI found this movie really funny. It's so cheezy that it's charming. This is perhaps the last movie I can remember Eddie Murphy being funny (aside from the Shrek movies.) Vampire in Brooklyn does not work as a horror at all. It tries to, but it doesn't. As a comedy on the other hand it really is fun, put a nice new perspective on an over done genre. Kind of in the spirit of Blacula, just better. Overall: Vampire in Brooklyn is a an enjoyable movie if you don't take it seriously and are willing to ignore the mountain of mistakes it makes, they are minor and if taken in good humor also easy to ignore. Just don't expect a horror from this movie.… Expand

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