Ymbryne Caught this on Netflix the other day and donno what audiences at the time felt, but in 2018 this feels pathetic. Watching Gary Oldman in the first scene, I thought this was definitely a parody and then when I heard Keanu Reeves, was sure this was gonna be a hoot. Nope. Not even close. It is also not dark or intriguing. Looks like the actors signed on to work with the famed director and paid no attention to the script and totally hammed it up in whatever horrible acents they could do. A large part of the blame must go to the adapter of the novel - you cannot just throw in your own fantasies and gratuitous sexual content (like writhing women in silk à la Ghostbusters only with loads of women whose tops are off, beasts in disgusting acts). Adding explicit sexual content or meaningless "layers" to characters that are not in the original (like making Dracula some sort of hot bad boy that women are attracted to), you are only cheapening the source material, not making it contemporary. When you add something to existing source material, it should be in tone with the rest of the content, respect the characters for what they are and also be in tune with the time period. In this film, Dracula is reduced to a poor confusing joke and Mina - what is really going on with her? Don't even get me started on Van Helsing.With a runtime of 2+ hours, it is way too long for this borefest but still seems like everything was rushed. For a big studio film, couldn't they atleast spend some money on getting the blood right?

edaseli I can't tell that the movie is as nice as the book but it wasn't so bad at all. I just didn't like the way that in the movie Dracula is looking like a loverboy.

gianlucabertani-77095 First of all, sorry for my English: I'm Italian and I don't know if I am able to express not in my language my thoughts with the proper terms. Anyway, I loved this movie, even if I agree that the title should have been F.F.Coppola's Dracula. In fact it is a very personal read of the original script. So, I can understand, but not agree, with all critics about important differences to Bram Stoker's masterpiece. It's a movie you can love or hate, there is no midway, as all comments prove. Personally, I loved the way Coppola reviewed the classic tale, giving Dracula a reason to be what he became after the loss of his wife e to search in England the reincarnation of his lost love. Gary Oldman is absolutely fantastic, lavish, romantic,chilling, in particular as he plays an old Dracula in the beginning of the movie. Definitely the best character of his career until now (let's see how he portrays Churchill in the Darkest Hour). Winona Ryder is so sweet and adorable that I forgive the fact she hasn't been the best choice to play Mina. The other actors (except for Keanu Reeves, completely outcast and unable to act) are all good choices. The music is wonderful, as cinematography, art/set direction, make up and costumes (who cares if Dracula wears John Lennon style sunglasses...). This Dracula is seductive as no other movies ever showed and as no other actor was able to portrait the dark prince. By the way, the choice of Keanu Reeves and some screenplay bad errors and holes don't allow to give a 10. But at the same time I can understand it's not a movie for all tastes. As I already written, you can love or hate it.

mitrapourmand I read the novel when i was a teenager and didn't hate it nor did i love it , it was a simple story monster causes trouble , he is surrounded by mystery , an old wise man knows him for what he is blah blah blah , it wasn't terrifying either though it sure has a certain amount of creepiness about it , the movie however is just pure unintentional comedy , Dracula here is an angst y love sick boy , he walks around either wearing giant buttocks on his head or as as very poor copy of John Lennon , he is looking for the love of his life reincarnated as as a bland bony girl with huge ears ( if you have big big ears cover them with your hair do not show them off ) , he speaks with long long pauses and his shadow dances around him completely independent of him ( some time around the middle of the movie the shadow retires and moves his happy ass back to Trrransilvvaania , we don't get to see him no more ) he follows his love around and tries to seduce her , and meanwhile makes a snack of her best friend and rapes her as well ,then goes back to his home and dies. This story is thrown at us as a love story but i didn't see love in one second of it , it was not even lusty it was just awkward and jerky with poor Gary Oldman trying and failing to pull a Russian accent.