Colorful, stylish adaptation

Rating: Null/10 (2 July 2004)

Bram Stoker's Dracula was a return to the original Stoker's text (a move away from those cheesy Hammer Drac films). It tells the story of Count Dracula and Mina (a incarnate of Dracula's former lover) and their undying love for each other. This is a visually striking and arresting film - the design, costume and makeup is unforgettable (who could forget Dracula's queer hairdo...?). My only problem with the film - is the casting of both Mina and Jonathon Harker with both Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves respectively - I thought they were cast because they were the "then" hot young actors - but they both can't act their way out of a shoe box.... But Gary Oldman tries to "somewhat break the typecast" by being the subject of desire (even though he is the bad guy...).