Embrace of the Vampire (2013 film)
Embrace of the Vampire is a 2013 film remake of the 1995 film Embrace of the Vampire. It was released on October 15, 2013 direct to video in the United States to universally negative reviews. The film takes place in Los Angeles, California.
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| Directed by | Carl Bessai |
| Produced by | John Prince Alan Mruvka Lisa M. Hansen Lati Grobman Christa Campbell Tom Berry William Brent Bell |
| Written by | Andrew C. Erin Alan Mruvka Sheldon Roper William Brent Bell |
| Starring | Sharon Hinnendael Kaniehtiio Horn C.C. Sheffield Chelsey Reist Victor Webster Keegan Connor Tracy Aly Michalka |
| Music by | John Frizzell |
Production companies | CineTel Films Bloodline Pictures |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment Screen Gems |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Plot
The virgin and repressed Charlotte Hawthorn joins the university from a Catholic school with a scholarship for participating in the fencing team. She shares the room with Nicole and tells her that her mother died and she is alone. Charlotte has thalassemia and is forced to use medicine. She gets a job working as a waitress in a coffee shop owned by Christians. Soon she meets the fencing coach, Professor Cole, who is also responsible for the literature classes, and her mate Eliza becomes jealous over his treatment of Charlotte. Soon she has daydreams and the mystic Daciana, who is the owner of a store, explains her fate in the world as a vampire hunter, but Charlotte does not believe in her until her friends die.
Cast
- Sharon Hinnendael as Charlotte Hawthorn
- Kaniehtiio Horn as Nicole (credited as Tiio Horn)
- C.C. Sheffield as Eliza
- Chelsey Reist as Sarah Campbell (credited as Chelsea Marie Reist)
- Victor Webster as Professor Cole / Stefan
- Robert Moloney as Dr. John Duncan
- Ryan Kennedy as Chris
- Keegan Connor Tracy as Daciana
- Olivia Cheng as Kelly
- Claire Smithies as Sorina
- Sarah Grey as Young Charlotte
Reception
Reviews praised visuals and set location but criticised characters, plot, mythology premise, abrupt ending, limited portrayal of Victor Webster, and over-reliance on female nudity/sexuality, noting it as weak compared to the original and over-similar to the Twilight film series, with Hinnendael possibly plagiarising Kristen Stewart. It has received an aggregate score of 10% on Rotten Tomatoes.[1]