Gary Oldman's best performance to date!!!

Rating: Null/10 (20 November 2003)

I only watched this film because I was studying DRACULA for an university course. I had no idea that I would be blown away and end up becoming a big Gary Oldman fan!!
This film is not completely attached to the book but thats Hollywood for you- taking a classic and spicing it up with some romance. The story overall was good.
Sir Anthony Hopkins was brilliant as Van Helsing! Incredibly convincing although he was a little bit more insane than I think the actual book character is.
Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves- whoever casted these two in the film should be hung, drawn and quartered. Reeves' British accent was so unconvincing and Winona- every five minutes, it sounded like she was having a quiet orgasm, breathing in and out like that!!!
But it is Gary Oldman who is the star of the show! He brought on a new side of Dracula. A tortured soul in love rather than the monster Bram Stoker invented. This is definetly Gary's best performnce so far!! I loved that accent and I can see why hes been nicknamed "The Chameleon" because in his films, you hardly recognised him on screen- because he keeps changing!!!
10/10!!! Definetly one to watch over and over again!