Any fan of the novel, or indeed cinema should definitely pass on this film.

Rating: 1/10 (18 December 2004)

Not only does this film bear only a slight resemblance to the novel of the same name, the movie is a terrible boor in and of itself. One wouldn't imagine a novel which has close to half a thousand pages and is a very satisfying read could be reduced to two hours and eight minutes of nothing. For the sake of those who may, to my dismay, desire to watch this movie I will not go into any great detail. However, turning each character into someone else on almost every occasion, as well as making some of them (perhaps unintentionally) sickly comedic was almost too much for me. I read the novel due to my love of vampiric lore, and forgetting about Dracula simply is not permissible. I was incredibly surprised by the power and wonder it held, as well as being extremely well written. I was very eager to watch this movie due to the fact that people have gone on and on about how it is the most faithful adaptation. I suppose if you compare it to the other movies which bear the name Dracula but have no resemblance, with the exception of a Romanian accent and blood sucking, that statement would be true, if not wildly inaccurate. I'm keeping this short so people will read it and not waste their time on this sad B-movie like interpretation of a wonderful novel. And if you have yet to, read the novel it is very good.