About the misunderstanding in the Adaptation of a Book

Rating: 10/10 (2 October 2002)

Is incredible to see how many people thinks about Dracula just like a Horror movie, I my opinion is more a Romance Film than a Horror movie. I have read the book, and is really disapointing if you have see the movie before. The narrative plot of the movie is a lot better than the used in the book. The make-up and Costumes of Gary Oldman are really outstanding, and the performances are amazing. If you want to get really scared go and see The Shining or Psycho, but If you want to see a Goth Romance movie, then Coppola's Dracula is for you. I'm really shocked with a review telling Keanu Reeves best perfomances are done in SPEED (?) and Matrix (maybe), have you ever seen A Walk in The Clouds or Devil's Advocate??? Speed is a wasting-time movie, a typical action movie, but this performance in Dracula has all the elements for a very good performance. Dracula is more than an Adaptation, is more than a Horror movie, is a conception about the Legend and the romantic implications of it, and Coppola (agains) do it at his best. Thanks.