Dracula for the '90s!

Rating: Null/10 (26 April 2002)

I feel bad picking on Keanu Reeves again. I don't think he's a bad guy (he did turn down Speed 2) - it's just that, much as he isn't an FBI agent, he's also not, well... British. At all. In fact, given that his real forte is being calm and doing physical things like running, one can probably conclude that the script writers didn't really have him in mind for the Jonathan Harker part.
Come to think of it, given that Cary Elwes is actually in the final scene but doesn't participate in the sword play, one can also conclude that the scriptwriters didn't have him in mind for the Lord Holmwood either.
Hmmm... actually, following this train of thought, what exactly is Winona Ryder doing here again? I guess American Quilt hadn't come out yet, so maybe the scriptwriters had her in mind for the Mina part, but didn't realize she can't do period pieces too well either.
Oh well. Gary Oldman always scares me. And it was nice to see Coppola showing off his directorial prowess with shadow effects and superimposed Dracula heads. Too bad they couldn't have put in a bit part for Christian Slater though.