Review of Nosferatu (1922) by Petros T — 05 Dec 2016
By 2016 standards it's a stretch to call "Nosferatu" scary - eerie is probably more suitable. Of course, it's a little unfair to judge a film that way. So on the one hand I really appreciate the - occasionally genuinely creepy - atmosphere Murnau creates through his successful use of shadows.
On the other hand "Nosferatu" is pretty slow and bereft of a big climax of any sort. Murnau succeeds in creating some iconic gothic imagery but his fragmentary direction fails to set the story on fire.
This review of Nosferatu (1922) was written by Petros T on 05 Dec 2016.
Nosferatu has generally received very positive reviews.
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