Review of Shadow of the Vampire (2000) by Anna B — 15 Jan 2015
It has some problems; Merhige struggles to build much tension in the first half and has no idea what to do with Dafoe's purely comedic performance, but he has a strong visual sense and a beautiful editing rhythm, so I wasn't especially bothered.
It gets better as it goes along and the ending is marvellous. The conceptual layers of what Dafoe is playing rival that of Downey in Tropic Thunder.
This review of Shadow of the Vampire (2000) was written by Anna B on 15 Jan 2015.
Shadow of the Vampire has generally received positive reviews.
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