I honestly only watched this because of Krysten Ritter - who may actually be a vampire - but it was better than I expected. Alicia, and Krysten play two vampire roommates living in New York, Goody, and Stacy, respectively. Vamps has a very '90s feel to it, and it is foremost a comedy. When there are moments of vampire activity, it's used to remind the viewer that this is indeed a movie about vampires or for a quick laugh, but thankfully does so without going into parody.
What surprised me was how much of an emotional arc the journey has: Goody, and Stacy have almost a sisterly bond, which becomes more like a mother/daughter bond toward the end, and I really, really wish that would have been developed more in the story.
The first act is the strongest portion of the film, it begins to fall apart toward the middle, and the end is a bit weak. There are some bad CG effects - which may have been intentional since this is a comedy.
Overall, I thought this was good, but flawed. I totally loved Goody, and Stacy - mainly Stacy... be still, my vampire heart!
In some respects it just had too much on its plate. I needed more done with the antagonists: Cisserus, and Van Helsing. This is such a simple story - it's basically Romeo and Juliet, only with vampires - and it didn't need the rest of the padding.

Anyway, if you dig '90s, female-driven comedies or '80s vampire comedies give it a watch. Keep the expectations low. Don't bite rats - rats are friends, not food. Krysten Ritter is a goddess.

These vamps are no tramps.

Written and directed by Amy Heckerling and starring Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Stevens, Richard Lewis and Wallace Shawn. It’s modern day New York and two socialite girl vampires enjoy the night life whilst abstaining from drinking human blood. But affairs of the heart and head arise to create disruption to their existence.

Frothy, goofy and charming, Vamps is well performed, decently written and is harmless enough entertainment. It’s just that it never really rises to Heckerling’s savvy ambitions. The jokes and vampiric traces to lore are merely amiable, while the actual story is uneven to say the least. Still, it’s not a failure and worth catching on the tube if stuck for some light entertainment to pass the time with. 5/10