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Once Bitten (1985)
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This is the movie that was supposed to make Jim Carrey a star--in 1985, no less. Perhaps it's no wonder that it took him until the 1990s (and In Living Color): this bloodless vampire comedy almost sank his movie career before it began. Carrey plays an innocent L.A. teen, the unlikely object of the affections of slinky Lauren Hutton, a long-lived vampire who needs the blood of a virgin to stay young. So, she woos the unsuspecting, naive young Valley guy. But most of the jokes fall flat, and only when Carrey cuts loose briefly and lets his wild side show do we get a glimpse of the future Ace Ventura. --Marshall Fine (read more)
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Once Bitten Movie Review by Zara  (3/12/2007) |
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So shoot me. Stab me with a stake. Make me dress up like Jill and rob me of my Jack. I really adore this movie. Made long before Jim Carrey was the force that he's since become, I still find this movie to be stupid, and oddly enough, sweet fun.
Carrey excels by not playing it too over the top here, mainly because people...
(complete Once Bitten review by Zara)
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