Dracula well done

Rating: 10/10 (26 May 2016)

I have seen this movie several times and am fascinated by Coppala's take on Dracula. I know nothing of the book so I cannot make a comparison between the two. I thought it was well made. Visual effects are great and not done by CGI. Old time visual effects. The costumes were beautiful. Now to the actors. Gary Oldman was good as Dracula, but a little over the top. Anthony Hopkins is good, but he gets carried away too with the role. Winona Ryder was OK, but she was way over dramatic in most of the movie. Now to the maligned Keanu Reeves. It seems in all of the reviews I have read about this movie, he seems to get a bad review. I do not understand why. He and the other actors who played suitors in the movie were probably the least over the top performances. What I am trying to say, they were more natural in their roles. Mr. Reeves is a great actor. Why he is so maligned I do not know. Witness his movies: A Walk In The Clouds, Hardball, Constantine, The Devil's Advocate, Matrix Trilogy, The River's Edge, Tune in Tomorrow and of course John Wick. Oh and I forgot The Gift where he played a great part. Anyway, I thought he was good in this movie with the role he had to play. An enjoyable movie and well made. A true classic.