"Whoa, Dracula... Stay away from my woman, dude!"

Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2017)

Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula is a very good film. While the film is flawed in some ways with the casting of Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder, who were both bad choices for their roles. The film is otherwise excellent with state of the art visuals, exceptional,lush costumes, great set design, excellent f/x, great score and Gothic ambiance, fluid storytelling and powerhouse acting performances from the rest of the cast, especially Gary Oldman who shows exceptional range and depth as Dracula. Anthony Hopkins also is very good as Van Helsing and delivers a very good, eccentric performance. Keanu Reeves is horrible in this role and is very much more like Ted "Theodore" Logan than Jonathan Harker. His accent is laughably bad and performance was very wooden and unconvincing. Winona Ryder is less awkward in her role as Mina Harker, while a British actress would have been a better casting choice, she kind of makes it work. Plus the fact that Winona Ryder is stunning and absolutely gorgeous helps too. I always liked her and had a huge crush on her as well, and she is very beautiful in this film. However, I like her much better as the weird Goth girl in all those 80's movies, especially Heathers, where she really shines and is one of her best performances. But, the film is a real interesting and well made take on Bram Stoker's novel and is one that you don't need to be a fan of horror to appreciate. However, as a horror fan I love it and is a big budget epic that is a very classy and very entertaining Dracula adaptation.