Let's be realistic.

Excellent film with a gripping story!

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Two stars, one for each of Alyssa Milano's nipples. This snore fest is notable only for Alyssa's nude scenes, obviously at a time in her career when she was concerned that she'd be relegated to the child star dump bin unless she did something drastic. No sense belabouring the plot; it doesn't even function much as a vampire movie, so don't include it your 'Fangoria list of vamp flicks.' And Alyssa's hooters, while substantial, aren't even that attractive, IMO. Oh, and Martin Kemp, who WAS effective in the great English flick 'The Krays' with brother Gary, must have had a lobotomy in the interim, because he walks through this like a man relieved of his frontal lobes. And no-one else, including the fetching Jordan Ladd (Cheryl's little girl) can act, not that they have anything to work with. My advice? Fast forward to minute 50 and get an eyeful of Alyssa's considerable assets, and abandon as soon as she puts her shirt back on.

There is nothing here for the storyline or plot. Watch it for the beautiful boobs and butts and some sex, with a lot of sensual kissing.Beautifully taken with that respect..Lets see..A lot of great looking girls in action with Alyssa herself exposing almost everything..you can replay those scenes again and again for sensual pleasure.. otherwise this movie is a worthless junkCould have been a lot better..A better plot with more sensual action would have made it a better choice to look out for..

"Embrace of the Vampire" is an enjoyable erotic vampire entry, but a dull horror film.**SPOILERS**About to fall into Eternal Sleep, a lonely Vampire, (Martin Kemp) finds that young college student Charlotte Wells, (Alyssa Milano) is the perfect reincarnation of his lost-love, and vows to win her over. Knowing of her love for fellow student Chris, (Harold Pruitt) he concocts a plan to break them up and allow her to join her by his side. As she begins to feel the effects of his power, controlling her thoughts and making her experience weird dreams and visions, her friends Nicole, (Rachel True) and Eliza, (Jordan Ladd) begin to wonder if it has anything to do with her upbringing more than anything else and try to get her to loosen up. As the time for his plans get closer to realization, he realizes what's been going on all along and races to save her from his deadly grip.The Good News: There wasn't a whole lot to really enjoy with this one. One of the better aspects to this one, though, is the film's abundant sexuality, and the ease of which it plays around with those elements. Being a mainstream release, it doesn't really seem likely to be able to get as much of that as it shows in here, but it's all the more welcome because of being included. The fact that the opening of the movie, which features a non-nude-but-still-erotic sequence only to turn into a foursome orgy with completely nude participants for lengthy scene. It's quite fun to watch, and just about most later scenes featuring this plus are that way as well. That the lead manages to get all of it makes it even better, managing to make due with a fully-exposed undressing scene, several instances where the dress she's wearing at the time blows open and several sex scenes mixed in amongst it all. The best scene, though, is the innocent photo-shoot that soon turns into a pseudo-lesbian encounter that features a lot of it going on, and it's lengthy and quite enjoyable. This is probably the main reason to see this, as these scenes are among one of the main interesting factors among the film. The only other thing it manages to do somewhat right is the continual theme of making the vampire encounters seem like dreams rather than actual visitations, and at times it's hard to tell the difference. There's certainly some, especially the trippy and visually-impressive drug-trip that turns into a vampire-feasting session, but it's still not entirely clear, and that's what makes it so much fun. Some of the other encounters, namely the meeting at the party and a lively part in a schoolroom lecture, are a bit more noteworthy for actually doing something in the course of the film, but it's still not enough to save it beyond all the flesh exposed.The Bad News: There was a lot of flaws to this one. Of the more damaging ones, none are much bigger than the film's incredible dullness. This one doesn't really have much in the way of action, it really doesn't have much energy during it's run and it's pretty hard to stay interested in what's going on. Much of this has to deal with the other factors working against the film, but it's still not all them and still has something to deal with this. One of the other problems that also lends into this one is the fact that there's not a whole lot of fear to be generated from it's vampire lead. The stereotypical pale-faced, whining, romantically-inclined preening vampire, he barely has anything to do with any type of horror actions and comes off as weak, nonthreatening and not really worthwhile. The stereotype allows for more scenes to be of him running around trying to let his plan come to fruition than anything that could be done to make him scary. One huge blunder is, during the opening narration, he voices his plans and pretty much takes the suspense out of what he's trying to do right from the first frame of the film, which is a colossal mistake and one it doesn't really get over. That the plan basically involves him turning a woman into a nympho for his bride, there's not a whole lot of fear than can be derived from the situation, and instead it uses that for the movie's main plus, but it's still something that doesn't generate a lot of horror and makes the film quite hard to fathom as a horror movie. The last big one is the film's criminal lack of blood, or gore, as what little squirts that are seen in here are barely worth having in for what little they provide. Seeing the teeth turn red, only because it's darker than what's around them, and a small smear against a door are all that's in here, making this one quite dry, and along with the dullness and weak vampire lead, constitute this one's flaws.The Final Verdict: With a lot of it's pluses relegated to it's sexuality and not much else, it's really hard to find much who'll like this one. The main one's who'll like it will undoubtedly be those who prefer these more romantic vampire fare or looking for a quick sleaze fix, otherwise heed with extreme caution.Rated R: Full Nudity, several sex scenes, Language and Mild Violence

I saw this since I had been looking for some more decent vampire movies and this had been recommended to me as having a good story and being erotic. Neither could be further from the truth.I had no previous knowledge of Alyssa Milano and I don't think I'll have much more after this. Her role as the coy, sheltered convent girl coming of age in a college after the forced desires of her otherwordly vampire lover is hackneyed and boring. It could have been good if it had been at all done well but every part is played with such flatness and lack of conviction that it's embarrassing. And then you have the vampire himself, Martin Kemp - from EastBenders and Spandau Ballet fame... the combination is just too cringeworthy for me to recall.As for the erotic moments, well, Alyssa does get some of her kit off and then the focus goes soft, the music starts and the whole thing is about as sexy as watching Carry On Camping slowed down. Just when things start to get slightly steamy, such as the only mildly erotic moment between her and a female photographer, the scene ends and we have another long shot of the college the next day. The most laughable bit is the 'orgy' at the end when most of the girls and guys are still clothed, Alyssa does a bit of ogling, bites her lip for the thousandth time and leaves.All in all, if you're looking for an erotic vampire film or a vampire film of any decent sorts - avoid this one. It's 'late night Dawsons Creek' style of photography and insipid story - not to mention emotional content - makes it a thorough waste of 90 minutes. If you want a really quality vampire film watch Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders or Daughters Of Darkness, but steer clear of this tripe.