Coppola retells the Stoker legend

Rating: 8/10 (13 July 2005)

Stoker's Dracula was the devil himself,a figure no one could pity,he had no respect for life at all.The Count in Bram Stoker's Dracula is evil but you feel for him.Don't get me wrong Oldman's portrayal of Dracula is nothing short of amazing.The acting is terrific from everyone(excluding Reeves) Hopkins is brilliantly casted as Dr.Abraham Van Helsing. The movie looks great,the make-up effects are terrific.The thing that brings this Vampire movie down is the script.It uses the Stoker novel more as a guideline,if you look for a great adaption of the novel,I think you will be really disappointed.Dracula wanted Mina's neck not her love.I can't get over the fact that Dracula is someone you can pity.Coppola has more than proved he can create terrific villains,I mean look at The Godfather,and Oldman has the talents to portray a twisted villain rather than a sympathetic creature in the shadows.