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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumMaddin takes on his first commissioned feature--an adaptation of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's production of Dracula--and succeeds brilliantly, making it his own while offering what may be the most faithful screen version to date of Bram Stoker's novel.
- 90L.A. WeeklyJohn PowersL.A. WeeklyJohn PowersMaddin's genius is so inescapably idiosyncratic that his work seems destined to remain a cult taste. Although Dracula won't change that, I hasten to add that this is the most inventive vampire picture of the last 80 years.
- 90The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasAn inspired, original, and gracefully integrated collaboration of theater and cinema that complements not only both forms, but also the seductive, dreamlike qualities of the source material.
- 80VarietyDeborah YoungVarietyDeborah YoungThough it sounds like an offbeat idea even for horror fans, the tech work is so well done that it could disarm unwary buffs attracted by the campy title.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenFor all its eccentricities and technical quirks, Dracula is a compelling expressionistic work.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenA 75-minute tour de force that's often fascinating, sometimes frustrating, but ultimately rewarding. So be patient -- the payoff will come.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonMagnificently sensuous and macabre.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovIt’s far and away the most original symphony of terror since F.W. Murnau raised hackles and Schrecks with his 1922 Nosferatu.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanMaddin chops it up into a feature-length antique-bloodsucker video, and the result takes hold neither as dance nor as silent horror dream.