It’s nice that it doesn't shove political messages down your throat; that alone makes it worth watching. It’s unusual these days to see a film that isn’t centered around promoting an agenda, and that novelty is enough to make this one acceptable. You almost appreciate it on principle because it's so uncommon to find a movie that simply avoids those kinds of issues. The characters appear appropriate for the setting and time period—no one has been altered in terms of race—and after seeing countless historical films with openly gay characters or Black actors portraying traditionally white roles, it’s…a welcome change. The film seems content to just entertain, attempting to stay true to the original material both visually and in its character portrayals, which is something we need more of. It's what people want. However, it isn’t exactly good either. The pacing feels rushed; things happen too quickly to truly develop into a cohesive story. It really needs to slow down and allow the setting and characters to breathe—but unfortunately, that doesn't occur. It barrels from one event to the next at an incredibly fast pace, which ultimately hurts it as a narrative. Even the exposition about Velma felt hurried and didn’t have time to land properly because of this rapid progression. I do want to acknowledge Lily-Rose Depp; she put effort into portraying her character. She was actually better than Willem Dafoe, who deserves a Razzie for his performance. His acting felt too cartoonish for a horror film—he seemed determined not to play it seriously and overacted to the point where it wouldn't even work on stage. Bill Skarsgård wasn’t terrible, but he also leaned into being overly dramatic. Let's be honest: in the past decades – the seventies, eighties, nineties, and early two thousands – this movie would have been considered poorly made. It would have received lower ratings, but because it was simply intended to tell a story, just to entertain, without any lectures or political agendas, that makes up for its shortcomings and sets it apart in the 2020s. People enjoy it more because it avoids the things they’re tired of constantly being confronted with. Ultimately, though, there are better films out there, better vampire movies, and this one only feels decent because, unlike "The Last Voyage of the Demeter," they created a vampire film set in the nineteenth century without injecting an overwhelming dose of contemporary politics.

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