More dazzling than genuine!

Rating: 5/10 (6 December 2008)

I watched the movie just after finishing the book. Actually, I had lots of expectations of movie and from its famous director Coppola which has not been fulfilled. The story, though belongs to horror genre, has lots of delicate descriptions of beautiful nature and the also full of gratitude and admiration of behavior of the main characters for example Van Helsing and Mina and three lovers of Lucy, but to my astonishment, the story narrated in the movie, has very erotic theme, the virtuous Mina who is even blushed of consoling the three lovers (Arthur, Quincey and John), is ready to make love even with Van Helsing!!! By the way, the story of old love between Dracula and Mina is quite artificial and does not have any roots in the Stoker's novel. I regret the dramatic change in the main story, because I think it could be more absorbing if it made totally based on the main story. Except Gary Oldman (Dracula) and Tom Waits (Renfield), acting of the others are not that much satisfactory. In spite of those shortcomings, we should not forget Music of Wojciech Kilar, which is a masterpiece and also the decoration, which are both good. Coppola did a good job technically and screenplay in to some extent remained loyal to the main story, but regarding the box office the scenario has turned into something different from Stoker's.