Review of Dracula Untold (2014) by Leon B — 15 Feb 2015

Review:

I did have high hopes for this movie, but I found it quite boring. The storyline wasn't that great, along with the acting which also let the movie down and I didn't really find the individual characters that interesting it seemed to jump in at the deep end without much explanation. Its a whole new look to the Dracula concept which did have some clever shots but the tone was quite glum. I'm used to Dracula being a dark evil character, not a man whose fighting for justice and his family. He really does put his new Dracula powers to good use, by taking out huge armies with bats and amazing fighting skills but I was left feeling pretty empty at the end. I didn't get why the two sides were fighting against each other and why the baddie, played by Dominic Cooper, wanted his son, but thats because I stopped paying attention after while. Its not the greatest take on the all time classic but it's a watchable film because of its epic action scenes. Average!

Round-Up:

Although I didn't really enjoy this film, it really did make a healthy profit at the box office. I would have liked to see a couple of top actors starring alongside Luke Evans and I honestly can't see were the whole $70million budget went. I was also expecting some really gory moments but it was more of an barbaric movie with more sword action than blood. Theres obviously a certain audience which appeal to movies in this genre and would have really enjoyed this movie, but I personally didn't find it that entertaining and I lost interest after a while.

Budget: $70million.

Worldwide Gross: $215.5million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their Dracula based movies about a man who decides to get bitten so he can gain powers to fight against evil to protect his family. 4/10.