The most faithful book adaptation with a shed load of artistic license, not entirely well executed

Rating: 6/10 (13 March 2014)

Only minor changes appear to have been made to the source material, with addition to linking Dracula to Vlad the Impaler, however there was a minor hint to that in the book, albeit a very vague link, subject to interpretation.
On the whole it is a good film, however with one, rather two, distinctive flaws; Winona Ryder and Keanu Reaves.
I've got nothing against their British accent, sort of received English, efforts, but all other aspects of their performances are truly dreadful. They didn't appear to give their characters any discernible life, seemingly chewing a the scenery, as opposed to offering any meaningful, captivating performance.
I very much like Gary Oldman's Dracula performance in this movie.