Review of Shadow of the Vampire (2000) by Trevor L — 23 Oct 2009
A tale between an obsessive director and a monsterous creature of the night. A fictious telling of the filiming of F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu, John Malkovich portrays the German director dedicated 100% to fliming his vision of an unoffical adaptation of Bram Stroker's Dracula.
Unknown to his actors and crew, Murnau has hired a mysterious actor named Max Schreck (Dafoe) to portray the film's vampire, Count Olaf. Soon, the dedicated actor begins to terrify the cast and crew, wondering if Schreck is just a dedicated actor or truly a Vampire.
The casting is fantasic, especially Malkovich and Dafoe. Dafoe particularly does a great job of portraying Schreck's legendary physicality from Nosferatu, right down to the down right terrifying look of Schreck eyeballing the leading lady (Catherine MacCormack) as his own playtoy in accordance with his deal with Murnau.
If you're a fan of Vampire film or enjoy films that take a biting portrayal behind the scenes in the movies, you'll enjoy Shadow of the Vampire.
This review of Shadow of the Vampire (2000) was written by Trevor L on 23 Oct 2009.
Shadow of the Vampire has generally received positive reviews.
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