Luscious retelling of Bram Stoker's Novel

Rating: 7/10 (9 February 2005)

There have been many versions of Bram Stoker's Dracula, but this film sticks to the format the made the novel. Dracula (a seductive Gary Oldman) arrives to England after holding captive real estate clerk Jonathan Harker (miscasted Keanu Reeves) in order to go after the Harker's beautiful fiancée, Mina, (a sexy Winona Ryder in 19th century costumes). While making his way to make Mina his bride, Dracula terrorizes those that stand in his way like Professor Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) and seducing Mina's friend Lucy (a pre-Jude Law, Sadie Frost). I loved the film production, the costume designs which earned the Oscar, and how Coppola stuck to the narration that made the novel famous.