The best of all Dracula films

Rating: 9/10 (10 December 2001)

This film is the most true to the novel, though it does take liberties with romance. It is a gorgeous masterpiece. The film's one detraction is Keanu Reeves, whose accent and acting are (always) wanting. Several of his lines are laughable and have become trademark joke expressions between my friends and me. The rest of the cast is however, is fabulous. Sadie Frost, Tom Waits, and Gary Oldman are incredible. The score is brilliant and the visual effects are amazing. The film doesn't revert to the CGI tricks that most modern movies poorly utilize and it excells for that. I highly recommend this film to any fan of Bram Stoker's novel. If you enjoy Tod Browning's 1931 borefest, however, stay away. You'll get confused.