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I was disappointed when I read some unflattering reviews about this much anticipated movie, but I decided to watch it anyway. I’m so glad I trusted my gut instinct and didn’t listen to the critics. Maybe I was just in the right mood to watch it, maybe my expectations were lowered, or maybe it’s just a good, solid movie – but I LOVED it!



It moved fast, never dragged, and I was riveted to the screen for every minute. It mostly had to do with Luke Evans. I wasn’t familiar with him at all and when I watched the trailer I wasn’t particularly taken with his looks, but he is mesmerizing on screen as Dracula. He has an intelligence about him, with lots going on behind those dark eyes. He perfectly conveyed suffering, tenderness and, yes, a monstrous dark side.



The plot wins points for creativity and remaking Dracula as a hero. The writers incorporated enough of real historical events (the Ottoman Empire, the Janissaries being composed of non-Turks, and Vlad the Impaler having been a royal hostage in his youth) to give this untold story some solid heft. There are some plot twists that made me scratch my head and the fact that all the Transylvanians had British accents, but I can forgive most anything in a movie if it entertains the heck out of me – and this one definitely did.



I can’t not talk about the special effects – AMAZING! I was breathless with awe. This is the type of movie that demands to be seen on a big screen. This is what I want when I pay $11 at the box office.



Now about that intriguing ending … I smell a sequel. Pretty please!!!!