

Somebody knew their business when they blocked out this one. Almost no words are exchanged, and believe me, this scene doesn't need any. Suddenly, along comes the seductress Lewis, clad in black and holding a large phallic camera. I know, go figure, but that's how it worked then, and undoubtedly still does in the world of cheesy thrillers like "Embrace of the Vampire."Īlyssa Milano and Charlotte Lewis' knee in "Embrace of the Vampire." Because, you know, in '90s direct-to-video thrillers, if it's two girls together, it's not nearly as serious to those who care about such things as it would be if it were a girl and a guy. That purpose to get Alyssa Milano out of her clothes and into the arms of various others. " Embrace of the Vampire" ( 1995) has one true purpose, which it also serves extremely well. We can learn a lot about filmmaking from this film, especially vampire-seduction filmmaking.Ĭharlotte (Alyssa Milano) has a boyfriend. " Gia" is a fine movie if you want to see a dynamite Angelina Jolie, " Mischief" is great if you want to see Kelly Preston in her prime, " Femme Fatale" is the film to see if you want to see a lot of Rebecca Romijn in more ways than one, and so on and so forth. Some films really only serve only one purpose, but they serve it quite well.
