Beautiful Horror

Rating: 9/10 (6 July 2019)

Scorcese's beautiful, artificial skyscapes were well served here. This was the type of horror film that Botticelli would have made had he been a cinematographer. It was absolutely sumptuous. Oldman rivals Lugosi and Schreck for effective vampire portrayals. A fair redheaded vampire in an Elizabethan shroud stealing away with an infant may be one of the scariest things I've ever seen. I think Stoker would be flattered.