Review of Dracula Untold (2014) by Abemc — 18 Aug 2017

Dracula Untold is an action film whose story showcases love, loss, and sacrifice. If that sounds like it has been done before, it has; though everything is put together well, and first-time feature director Gary Shore demonstrates a surprisingly sure hand at the helm.

I have been a fan of Luke Evans for years, and it was a joy to watch him shoulder the burden of this film with a brilliant effort. Supporting cast, music (Ramin Djawadi), and panoramic visuals counterbalance the short run-time and poetic licences taken with history (though seriously, we're talking about a guy who drinks blood to gain supernatural powers, and the most common complaint is that the movie is historically inaccurate? smh).

6/10 For Luke Evan's anchoring performance, and for being a satisfying action film that doesn't outstay its welcome.