A stone-cold classic, and one of Oldman's many great performances

Rating: 9/10 (12 March 2011)

There's nothing negative to say about Dracula, except for some overused special effects at the beginning, but it is luckily only a minor issue. The list of positive things to say about the film, however, is big. Bram Stoker's Dracula is an absorbing experience. The cinematography's great, everything visual about the film (except for some overused special effects) is pure eye candy. Francis Ford Coppola truly got it right. Make-up and costume design add a lot to the atmosphere as well. All of those ingredients creates the masterful atmosphere of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Gary Oldman proves once again that he is one of my favorite actors of all time. Dracula might be one of his 3 best performances ever, and that says a lot. Anthony Hopkins as Abraham Van Helsing was a good performance too (and sometimes amusing). Winona Ryder pulls off a noteworthy performance as well.
It doesn't have enough entertainment value to have you glued to the screen for it's entire running time, but it's atmospheric chills, great screenplay and a terrific performance from Gary Oldman should be more than enough to get your attention.
Moose finds this film worthy of a 10.