Finished reading the
novel for the umpteenth time and gave this whirl. Out of all the
different versions this one is the most closely followed to the book.
Yes its not perfect and does have its flaws and does not follow the
book too closely which if you think about it, if it did, it would be
an extremely long film. But what it does have is good enough to
impress and brings the story to its roots and gives us the Gothic
love story rather than cheap scares and horror. Francis Ford Coppola
did not have any major hit films since “the godfather” and needed
to make a good film and what better way than to make a film that was
rooted within popular culture. Gary Oldman is a good actor and in
this movie he excels at even that. The other actors also did a more
than adequate job with the roles given and the only slight misgivings
come in the form of Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryders hilarious attempt
at a British accent. Summing it up, I will say that this movie has
nearly everything in it from love to scares. Truly, love never dies!
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