Less a spoof of vampire flicks than a fish - out - of - water romantic comedy about a Victorian nobleman trying to negotiate the dating scene of Studio 54 - era Manhattan, this enjoyably silly film is no one's idea of great cinema, but
writer Robert Kaufman's concept of a vampire being the standard bearer for
old - style morality and romance is an inherently funny
conceit helped immensely by a straight - faced lead performance by Hamilton.