Rotten
Vampire in Brooklyn is neither funny nor frightening and comes up a tedious middle-road hybrid from veteran scaremeister Wes Craven, who directed.
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Vampire in Brooklyn
A comic tale of horror and seduction.
1995 · 1h 42m · R
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Directed by
Wes Craven
Overview
Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — she meets Maximilian, a smooth-talking Caribbean playboy determined to romance her.
Director and cast
- Wes Craven Director
- Eddie Murphy as Maximillian | Pauly | Guido
- Angela Bassett as Detective Rita Veder
- Allen Payne as Detective Justice
- Kadeem Hardison as Julius Jones
- John Witherspoon as Silas Green
- Zakes Mokae as Dr. Zeko
- Joanna Cassidy as Capt. Dewey
- Simbi Khali as Nikki
- Vickilyn Reynolds as Mrs. Brown
- Messiri Freeman Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
12%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Neither as good as it might be nor as bad as you might expect.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
To call this a comedy is a sign of optimism; to call it a comeback for Murphy is a sign of blind faith.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Murphy's pale efforts are enough to make one fondly recall Blacula. Now that was one sucker who knew how to make a film that didn't.
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Rotten
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.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
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