![]() ![]() It’s not like she’s trying to be another pouty-lipped Kristen Stewart either, and there was a serious attempt to exploit the inherent sexuality Gothic vampires represented, but despite the random “Unrated” nudity, Embrace Of The Vampire is still extremely repetitive. I don’t fault Sharon Hinnendael for presenting such a vapid character, because she’s working with an established screenplay, but for lack of a better term, you’ll watch Charlotte deal with the same vampire bullshit so many female characters have already dealt with. Embrace of the Vampire is a 2013 erotic horror direct-to-video film directed by Carl Bessai and written by Andrew C. Listen, if you’re a prospective female college freshman and you’re reading this review, you might want to preemptively bring a few cloves of garlic, some holy water, and your best cross to campus – apparently you’re going to need it. Honestly, how many pouty virgin girls can encounter a vampire during their college years, be seduced by its lustful wishes, and then be forced to fight off its dark advances? According to Hollywood, about twenty freakin’ times a year, and Charlotte’s drab story is no different. Sharon Hinnendael stars as Charlotte, a timid and sheltered teen who has just left an all-girls Catholic school for a new life at a co-ed university. It’s been what, five years since the first Twilight film came out? Since then, every production company clamored to deliver the next hot vampire movie for teen girls to awkwardly obsess over. I’m starting to feel like these Twilight rip-offs are never going to go away. Sure, give Bessai kudos for not making a shot for shot remake and trying some new ideas, but don’t give him too much credit after sitting through the whole horrendous ordeal. Aside from that, Bessai’s film distances itself from the Alyssa Milano led thriller by making this current story more about Charlotte’s fight against an old curse – but both are equally laughable. ![]() Looking at Carl Bessai’s Embrace Of The Vampire as a remake, there really aren’t many similarities except moments of gratuitous sexual pleasure, the main characters both being “chaste” good-girls, and there is indeed some vampire tomfoolery. As her past is uncovered and legends become reality, Charlotte must fight the skeletons in her closet and protect those around her – if she can. Unlike her previous educational situation though, Charlotte is faced with many more temptations, from sexual fantasies to alcoholic consumption, along with the sporadic hallucinations that haunt her nightmares. Cole (Victor Webster), who sees tremendous promise in the young athlete. Coming over with a full fencing scholarship, Charlotte meets her new coach/professor Mr. Charlotte (Sharon Hinnendael) is an innocent, goodie-goodie kind of girl, transferring from an all-girls Catholic school to a typical co-ed college. ![]()
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