Gary Oldman gives a fantastic performance in this over-the-top retelling of the story of Count Dracula. After drawing his lawyer—the naive and somewhat dull "Harker" (Keanu Reeves)—into his Transylvanian Castle, he uses trickery to get him to secure “Carfax Abbey” in England. He also has plans for the young man’s attractive fiancée, "Mina" (Winona Ryder), and intends to take much more than just the creepy old house. Fortunately, "Prof. Van Helsing" (Anthony Hopkins) is there to assist our rather clumsy hero, and maybe they can stop the villainous visitor's wicked schemes. Francis Ford Coppola offers a very stylized version of the legend here. At times it gets close to the Hammer Films style with the violence and danger feeling unbelievable for much of the movie. Reeves’ heavy makeup isn’t unpleasant, but his accent is hard to get used to, and his acting seems geared toward making money rather than creating any real sense of threat as his crimson-clad opponent struts around in a wig that Marie Antoinette would have approved of. It does acknowledge its own absurdity, which actually works—there's a lot that’s theatrical about it, and that’s what makes this version stand out. Oldman embodies the megalomaniac perfectly, effortlessly gliding, whispering, and feasting his way from Romania to Victorian England. Ryder does well—her role lacks depth, but she manages to transcend the obvious damsel in distress stereotype. There are also strong supporting performances from Richard E. Grant, and those with a keen eye might recognize Jay Robinson, a veteran of sword-and-sandal films, as "Hawkins." Wojciech Kilar's music helps build up quite an atmosphere, especially during the last thirty minutes of suspenseful action. I wasn’t thrilled with how the ending is shown, but after two hours of fast-paced and vibrant entertainment, that perhaps didn’t matter so much. This really needs a large screen to have any real effect, and if you can find a cinema showing, it's definitely among the better Dracula movies—even though it takes considerable liberties with the original novel!

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