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Rachel Saltz, New York Times: Aging is probably the real theme here, but it's approached sidelong and has no punch. Still, only the nostalgia has any real conviction. Read more
Scott Tobias, AV Club: [This] shambling little comedy never finds a consistent groove, but it's eager to please, and has the ancient gags to do it. Read more
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: Cheesy but chipper vampire comedy has modest charms. Read more
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: "Vamps" is mostly a misfire, but Heckerling still shows enough flashes of wit and wisdom that she remains hard to entirely dismiss. Read more
Eric Hynes, Time Out: The film's comedic potential is defanged by a pervading tone of embittered nostalgia. Goody doesn't mock our smartphone-loving society with barbed affection-she just wants it to go away. Read more
John Anderson, Variety: In an era transfixed by zombies and assorted other ghouls, Vamps is a refreshing change of pace. Read more
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: Vamps sends up our pop cultural fascination with bloodsucking but is itself a bit stiff with rigor mortis. Read more