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Dracula Movie Critique – The French Director’s Romantic Reinterpretation of the Gothic Classic is Ridiculous but Engaging
Maybe interest is limited for a new version of Dracula from Luc Besson, the filmmaker known for polished extravagance. However, it’s worth noting: his richly designed love story with vampires displays creativity and style – and with its B-movie charm, I’m not sure I wouldn’t prefer over Robert Eggers’s recent, solemnly classy version of Nosferatu. A few strange elements appear, such as a scene that seems to depict a geographic divide between France and Romania.
The Veteran Actor as a Witty Yet Careworn Clergyman Hunting Vampires
Christoph Waltz portrays a clever but beleaguered cleric fighting vampires – it feels natural for him to tackle this role before – who finds himself in Paris in 1889 during the centennial of the French Revolution. Likewise present is the sinister Dracula, played by the body-horror veteran Caleb Landry Jones using a distorted Eastern European tone similar to Carell’s Gru character of the Despicable Me series. It’s a role he seemed destined to play.
The Narrative: A Tale of Love and Loss
The plot unfolds as follows: the vampire lord has wandered endlessly the earth in anguish for 400 years after his transformation into a vampire, a penalty due to his blasphemous mourning over the death of his spouse Elisabeta (a first film part for Zoë Bleu, daughter of Rosanna Arquette). The count has been searching, searching, searching for a female who could be the return of his deceased partner. Unfortunately, the fortunate female proves to be Mina (portrayed once more by Bleu), the demure fiancee of Dracula’s wimpish land agent, Jonathan Harker (played by Ewens Abid), who has recently been to the count’s castle to review his property portfolio and the small picture of the lovely Mina drew the vampire’s attention.
Besson’s Handling and Humorous Style
Besson structures Dracula’s second-act backstory of international journeys wearing flamboyant outfits confidently, and he doesn’t shy away from offering humorous scenes with a distinctly Mel Brooks flavour – such as the vampire’s constant unsuccessful tries to end his own life following Elisabeta’s passing, in addition to comical sequences that occur when Dracula applies to himself in a certain perfume in 18th-century Florence, which causes him to be compelling to the opposite sex. Absurd yet engaging.
Dracula can be streamed online beginning on the first of December and on DVD and Blu-ray starting the twenty-second of December. It plays in Australian cinemas beginning on the fifth of February, 2026.
Kim Ramirez
A passionate golfer and journalist with over a decade of experience covering PGA tours and equipment innovations.
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