Dracula 2000
by Patrick Lussier
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Actor: Christopher Plummer, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Jeri Ryan, Jonny Lee Miller, Omar EppsDirector: Patrick Lussier
Composer: Marco Beltrami
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-07-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Dimension
Movie Reviews of Dracula 2000
Movie Review: Very pleasant romp
Summary: 5 Stars
If you love vampires, you should enjoy this wonderfully slick and updated addition to the Dracula mythos. Justine Waddell is about as lovely as lovely gets (see Tess of the d'Urbervilles), and Jennifer Esposito is no slouch with the fangs either. I'll readily admit that Gerald Butler is charismatic enough to be their master and sustain interest. As for the official review, I strenuously object. There are several jolting scenes (I jumped a foot in one instance), but at the end of the day, vampirism is supposed to be about 80% sexy and 20% scary. This movie fills those shoes more than adequately. Is it a classic for the ages? Probably not. Nosferatu is eternal, and Coppola's treatment became the new gold standard, but this is energetic, modern, and a suitable extension, with location shots from New Orleans. Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Summary of Dracula 2000
As a director, Wes Craven has been able to infuse his horror movies with humor and some smart, often genuinely creepy, thrills, even on his lowest-budgeted films. As a producer of horror movies, well, his record has been spotty at best. Craven tapped his longtime editor Patrick Lussier to direct Dracula 2000, and the movie ends up with all the good and bad of "a Wes Craven production." A modern-day update of the Dracula legend, the script has some genuinely good ideas. Christopher Plummer (The Insider) takes a relatively juicy role as Van Helsing, owner of an antiques shop specializing in ancient weapons. He takes exception to how his namesake was portrayed in Bram Stoker's classic novel, which he's more than happy to tell his assistant (Jonny Lee Miller, "Sick Boy" from Trainspotting) without telling him the whole story. When Omar Epps leads a band of high-tech criminals to break into Van Helsing's high security vault (thinking that with so much security there's got to be something extremely valuable in there), what they end up stealing is the body of Dracula, who of course awakens from his slumber. When the story shifts to New Orleans, where Van Helsing's estranged daughter is working for the local Virgin Megastore (here metaphor is replaced by product placement), Dracula is drawn to her. The undead start to multiply, and the vampire hunt resumes. Another excellent idea deals with a new origin to Dracula, flashing back to biblical times to explain his aversion to silver and crosses. But there is a downside. Under the inept direction of Lussier the movie is never scary, inspiring instead an occasional feeling of pity for the actors. Overall, this a vampire movie for the mind, not the heart. --Andy SpletzerThe master of modern horror, Wes Craven, presents a riveting adaptation of the chilling classic featuring Jennifer Esposito (SUMMER OF SAM), Omar Epps (IN TOO DEEP), Jonny Lee Miller (TRAINSPOTTING), Vitamin C (GET OVER IT), and Jeri Ryan (STAR TREK: VOYAGER). When a team of techno-savvy thieves breaks into a high-security vault, they don't discover priceless artwork ... they find a crypt that hasn't been opened for 100 years! Suddenly, the ancient terror of Dracula is unleashed in the chaotic 21st century. Free to follow his pursuits of seduction and power, Dracula's first destination is America and the exotic city of New Orleans, a place where he feels right at home. Not far behind, however, is a young vampire hunter (Miller) from London, determined to save a young woman (Justine Waddell) with whom Dracula shares his dark legacy!
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