Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Average Rating: 3.5/10
Reviews Counted: 29
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 26
Neither scary nor very funny, this misguided effort never lives up to its premise.
Average Rating: 3/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 10
Neither scary nor very funny, this misguided effort never lives up to its premise.
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Comedian Eddie Murphy tried something different with this 1995 film that he produced and co-wrote, enlisting veteran horror director Wes Craven to give the story some chills. The uneven comedy-horror tale features Murphy as a vampire named Maximillian who arrives in Brooklyn on a ship full of people who have been brutally murdered. One of the corpses on board closely resembles that of Rita (Angela Bassett), one of the detectives assigned to the case. Maximillian targets Rita, hoping to get a
Oct 27, 1995 Wide
Jan 29, 2002
Paramount
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Cast
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Eddie Murphy
Maximillian -
Angela Bassett
Rita -
Allen Payne
Justice -
Kadeem Hardison
Julius Jones -
John Witherspoon
Silas -
Zakes Mokae
Dr. Zeko -
Joanna Cassidy
Dewey -
Ray Combs
Game Show Host -
Nick Corri
Anthony -
Joe Costanza
Bear -
Nick de Mauro
Caprisi -
Michael Hyde
Singer -
John LaMotta
Lizzy -
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Vickilyn Reynolds
Mrs. Brown -
Oren Waters
Singer -
Jerry Hall
Woman in Park -
Troy Curvey Jr.
Choir Leader -
Josef Powell
Singer -
Simbi Khali
Nikki -
W. Earl Brown
Thrasher -
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All Critics (33) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (26) | DVD (6)
Vampire in Brooklyn is neither funny nor frightening and comes up a tedious middle-road hybrid from veteran scaremeister Wes Craven, who directed.
Top CriticNeither as good as it might be nor as bad as you might expect.
To call this a comedy is a sign of optimism; to call it a comeback for Murphy is a sign of blind faith.
They're no match, though, for the crushing disappointment of having to watch Murphy on the comic sidelines. It's like going to a Barbra Streisand concert and being asked to listen with her while the rhythm section sings.
Doesn't live up to its promise or premise.
Never funny enough to pass muster as a comedy and never scary enough (if at all) to make it as a horror movie.
Given the talent involved, it's almost impressive how much of a misfire the film is.
Oh, Wes, what did we all do to deserve this?
Is it comedy? Is it horror? Uneven film that never lives up to its potential as either.
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.
The horror relies on special effects so obvious that the scares are compromised.
Audience Reviews for Vampire in Brooklyn
Super Reviewer
Director by Horror legend Wes Craven you would think this might have a chance at being good but unfortunately because Murphy tries to go down the 'Coming to America' route it fails. There's no way Murphy can recapture the golden days of 'Coming to America' and he tries way too hard in this, its not a terrible vampire film but its not exactly funny either which it tries to be too much.
Some nice makeup on Murphy, Hardison and Bassett can't really save the film with its obvious sets, poor casting and indecision as to wether it wants to be more amusing or more serious. I think its safe to say both Wes and Eddie tried for an 'American in Werewolf' approach but missed the mark by quite some distance but it still has one or two nice moments.
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