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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... 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 to carry on his dying bloodline. Once he hits Gotham, Maximillian has a series of fish-out-of-water adventures, which include posing as a street preacher, finding a slum apartment that he magically turns elegant, and dropping plenty of one liners. When Maximillian finds Rita, he must compete for her affections with her partner Justice (Allen Payne), which he does with the help of his faithful and decomposing sidekick Julius (Kadeem Hardison). Wes Craven (SCREAM, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) directed this offbeat mix of comedy, horror, and romance, which could be seen as a genre flipside to Murphy's COMING TO AMERICA. [More]

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison, Zakes Mokae, Joanna Cassidy

Director: Wes Craven

Director: Wes Craven

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Jan 29, 2002

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Chuck O'Leary
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Emanuel Levy
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03/11/05
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
EnPrimeur.ca

Never funny enough to pass muster as a comedy and never scary enough (if at all) to make it as a horror movie.

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01/07/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Given the talent involved, it's almost impressive how much of a misfire the film is.

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12/11/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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Caryn James
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New York Times

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Palo Alto Weekly

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03/27/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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03/07/03
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Oh, Wes, what did we all do to deserve this?

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02/12/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Is it comedy? Is it horror? Uneven film that never lives up to its potential as either.

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02/06/03
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
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Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
Los Angeles Times
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Vampire in Brooklyn is neither funny nor frightening and comes up a tedious middle-road hybrid from veteran scaremeister Wes Craven, who directed.

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06/18/02
Peter Stack
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
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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.

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06/05/02
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

The horror relies on special effects so obvious that the scares are compromised.

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05/14/02
Catherine Cantieri
Catherine Cantieri
Apollo Guide

Neither as good as it might be nor as bad as you might expect.

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04/12/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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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.

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