Has a film ever promised so much yet delivered so little?
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09/26/07
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:36
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: Overblown in the best sense of the word, Francis Ford Coppola's vision of Bram Stoker's Dracula rescues the character from decades of campy interpretations -- and features some terrific performances to boot.
Runtime: 2 hrs 44 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) reunites with his soul mate, Mina (Winona Ryder), after four centuries. Mina's friend Lucy (Sadie Frost) succumbs to the deadly bite of Dracula while Renfield (Tom... [More]
Starring: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Reviews for Bram Stoker's Dracula
Top CriticUnashamedly epic, but it's the details which make the film, particularly vampire-killing Anthony Hopkins and Tom Waits as insect-gobbling Renfield.
09/26/07
Top CriticThis lack of a convincing central dynamic leads to the occasional sense that the film is little more than a spectacular edifice, but you'll be too spellbound to resist seduction.
01/26/06
Top CriticNo review available.
12/06/02
With his over-the-top flourish and the campy attitude that literally runs amok, Coppola has come up with yet another high-priced film that is all style and no substance.
01/01/00
In Bram Stoker's Dracula, director Francis Ford Coppola wins endless vam-Pyrrhic victories but loses the narrative war.
01/01/00
misguided and ludicrous
10/14/07
Too slow and stodgy when it should be creepy.
04/30/03
When Dracula Met Sally...
01/27/07
Keanu Reeves does get to say, "I have offended you with my ignorance, and I am sorry."
12/09/01
Francis Ford Coppola's lavish version of Bram Stoker's classic novel is a visual cornucopia, overstuffed with images of both beauty and grotesque horror.
09/26/07
Top CriticOverblown, but entertaining.
06/10/05
Fighting against pop culture expectations and a century of vampire cliché, Coppola's approach is unique. Like it or not, no one had ever seen a "Dracula" quite like this.
05/02/08
No review available.
08/22/03
Altogether it's a fun movie, full of gore and special effects that were groundbreaking at the time.
09/26/02
...a reminder of how it is possible for stories to live flawless screen existences even without much tampering of the texts.
02/13/01
Definitely pleasing to the eye, but it doesn't make much sense as a story.
02/15/02
Stressing the erotic aspets of Stoker's book with graphic depictions of sexual fantasies and nightmares, the story line and characters sometimes get lost, but the sumptuously mounted film is always a visual treat for the eye.
05/05/06
It is Coppola's most lavish and, certainly, his most flamboyant film; never before has he allowed himself this kind of mad experimentation.
01/01/00
No review available.
04/02/04
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