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Dracula Movie Critique – The French Director’s Passionate Revamp of the Timeless Gothic Tale is Outlandish but Engaging
It’s possible there is no great enthusiasm for a new version of Dracula from Luc Besson, the celebrated French director for stylish excess. However, one must admit: his opulently crafted love story with vampires boasts bold vision and flair – and with its B-movie charm, I might just favor over the recent, stately interpretation by Robert Eggers of Nosferatu. Odd details emerge, including one shot that seems to depict a land border between France and Romania.
Christoph Waltz as a Clever but Weary Priest Tracking the Undead
Christoph Waltz plays a witty yet careworn vampire-hunting priest – I can’t believe he hasn’t played such a part earlier – who ends up in Paris in 1889 for the French Revolution centenary celebrations. Likewise present is the evil Count Dracula, played by the body-horror veteran Caleb Landry Jones speaking in a twisted regional dialect reminiscent of the voice of Gru by Steve Carell in the Despicable Me films. This character he seemed destined to play.
The Plot: A Tale of Love and Loss
The story is this: the vampire lord has been restlessly roaming the globe in torment over four centuries after his transformation into a vampire, a penalty for his irreligious grief following the loss of his beloved Elisabeta (a movie debut role for Zoë Bleu, daughter of Rosanna Arquette). Dracula has looked tirelessly for some woman who could be the rebirth of his lost love. By cruel fate, the lucky lady turns out to be Mina (again played by Bleu), the modest betrothed of the count’s timid estate manager, Jonathan Harker (Ewens Abid), who just traveled to the vampire’s estate to negotiate his land assets and the small picture of the winsome Mina caught the count’s hooded eye.
Besson’s Handling and Lighthearted Touch
Besson arranges Dracula’s second-act backstory of international journeys sporting extravagant attire with a sure hand, and he willingly includes offering humorous scenes with a distinctly Mel Brooks flavour – for example the vampire’s constant unsuccessful tries to commit suicide post-Elisabeta’s demise, as well as comical sequences that occur when Dracula applies to himself with a specific fragrance in 18th-century Florence, which causes him to be irresistible to women. Outlandish but entertaining.
Dracula is available digitally beginning on the first of December and on DVD and Blu-ray from 22 December. It plays in Australian cinemas starting February 5, 2026.
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