Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Eddie Murphy teamed up with shockmeister Wes Craven to make this stale attempt at a horror-comedy. Murphy had the right idea, because the concept is intriguing: He plays a vampire from the Caribbean fulfilling a prophecy to rejoin his vampire queen, who turns out to be a Brooklyn cop (Angela Bassett) who is half-bloodsucker but doesn't understand the impulses being awakened in her. Bassett is a seductive presence and Murphy looks the part: sleek, inviting, and spooky. But Craven, perhaps the most overrated horror director working, can't handle comedy--at least not intentionally--and his idea of horror here is extravagant (and not particularly convincing) makeup. --Marshall Fine Amazon.com

Vampire in Crooklyn (3 and a half stars)

Vampire in Brooklyn is good but not great. What stops it from being great? Wes Craven(the director) is past his prime here and horror comedy never works. One needs to look at movies like Lost Boys, Bones and House for prime examples. Were these movies funny? Yes. Scary? No. Horror and comedy never work but there is a chance that the horror part alone in Vampire In Brooklyn could have worked.

Story: Maximillian(Eddie Murphy) is in Brooklyn, New York in search of a daughter of a vampire to make his bride(Angela Bassett). He enlists the help of bumbling flunky Julius Jones(Kadeem Hardison) to help him find her and has to deal with an obstacle in the form of a cop named Justice(Allen Payne).

Eddie Murphy does well as Maximillian and Angela Bassett as well as Rita Veder and Allen Payne does well also. The thing that stops it from reaching its full potential is the clumsy direction of Wes Craven. Eddie is funny as usual but Kadeem Hardison couldnt have been more annoying. Even John Weatherspoon fails to gather up laughs and he was hilarious in Boomerang. If it was treated as a horror flick and left out the comedy it could have worked...maybe. For those who are saying that this is a spoof...come again? Vampire In Brooklyn takes itself too seriously to be a spoof. All in all Vampire in Brooklyn is only recommended to those that want to keep everything Eddie made before he went with these family-oriented flicks. Its good but not as great as it could have been. December 22, 2008

Fun Vampire Movie

Vampire In Brooklyn is a good movie, only slowed down by the ending which was unimpressive. The fight between Max and Justice was a little disappointing. Other than that, the jokes are funny and the story is interesting. I loved the ending. Overall, a good movie, but not that great. October 8, 2008

Awesome

I saw this on TV originally, it's a great movie. It's supposed to be a comedic horror, but I definitely found it more funny than scary. It's very funny, hardly scary at all and has a good cast. Very entertaining, I recommend seeing it. July 23, 2008

Funny had to have it

This movie is funny as hell and I had to add it to my collection. April 26, 2008

Vampire in Brooklyn

THe special effects were awesome in this movie. Eddie Murphy did his usual excellent acting as did everyone else in this movie. I totally enjoyed it and love to watch it again and again. August 2, 2007

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