Not what I expected...

Rating: 2/10 (23 July 2006)

I was expecting an epic horror drama romance film and instead got a low-budget hurried movie. The director made The Godfather...what the heck is this?
Positives:
-Great score -Costumes -Some effective scenes of violence and imagery (particularly a decrepit Dracula floating around in his castle with shadows that follow him, and a nightmarish undead Lucy in a doll- like gown) -Anthony Hopkins -Gary Oldman
Negatives:
-Crappy special effects and makeup -scenes seem to be edited together for no particular reason creating a jumbled mess -baaad writing -over the top melodrama (who cares that this evil man that killed thousands of people is dead? i certainly didn't feel for mina) -HORRIBLE acting by Keanu Reeves. I didn't go in expecting a horrible performance, heck, I was hopeful -WTF! Winona Ryder was terrible! -the excellent score could've been used in an explosive, powerful climax -too bad the climax falls flat on its face. Dracula pops out of the carriage and I'm like YES! Something's happening! The fight takes about 3 seconds and we're left with a scene where some nobody is dead and everyone's crying