Review of Once Bitten (1985) by Tim S — 07 Mar 2015

Once Bitten was released in 1985 and stars Lauren Hutton and a pre-fame Jim Carrey. It didn't do well when it was originally released, but it garnered enough of a fan base from folks who grew up watching it on cable throughout the 80's.

In this vampire tale, Lauren Hutton is a sexy vampire lady on the prowl for young blood. With the help of her assistant (Cleavon Little), they find just the type of young blood she craves in Mark (Carrey), a young guy with some relationship problems.

The movie is less of a spoof and more of a general comedy instead. Unfortunately, the jokes misfire most of the time and none of the actors really stand out as being particularly funny, especially Carrey and Hutton.

Hutton spends her time just being a sexy vampire, which she's very good at, ahem, but Jim Carrey just doesn't seem right for the material. But that's not to say that there isn't any merit to the movie whatsoever.

As far as comedy premises go, this isn't a bad one, and I did smile occasionally at some of the situational humor, especially concerning Carrey with his girlfriend and Hutton's interaction with Carrey.

But unfortunately, the movie contains just less than middle of the road comedy material.