nice to look at, but ultimately forgettable

Rating: Null/10 (20 February 2001)

*minor spoilers*

This movie is far from perfect, but I like it purely for the visuals. It's got awesome costumes, makeup and special effects. The whole movie is shrouded in this kind of gothic, candle-dripping, blood-coloured dreamscape, it's pretty cool. Granted, the acting is over-the-top, but it seems to fit with the film's other excesses. Occasionally gory, but nonetheless a nice visual treat.
From this movie I also learned: 1) Keanu Reeves' acting is so wooden, I thought someone had thrown a chair in the room when he appeared onscreen. (keep an eye out for his laughably bad English accent.) 2) when Dracula is old, his hair takes the shape of a bum. Interesting. 3) Tom Waits is infinitely cool.