SUCCUMB TO THE DARKNESS.

Making his own version of the classic 1922 horror adaptation of ”Dracula” has been a lifelong dream for Robert Eggers, who goes all in.

Non-fans will be put off by the film’s sluggish pace at times, especially when it focuses on the torment of Lily-Rose Depp’s character, whom Orlok becomes obsessed with.

There’s also an overwhelming sense of familiarity to this oft-told story, but there’s much to compensate, including Bill Skarsgård’s bombastic and gruesome vampire, moments of full-throated horror and a detailed, atmospheric approach to 1830s Germany. 

2024-U.S. 132 min. Color. Written and directed by Robert Eggers. Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke. Cast: Bill Skarsgård (Count Orlok), Nicholas Hoult (Thomas Hutter), Lily-Rose Depp (Ellen Hutter), Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin. 

Trivia: Co-produced by Eggers and Chris Columbus. Daniel Day-Lewis and Mads Mikkelsen were considered for the part of Orlok; Anya Taylor-Joy and Harry Styles were initially cast in roles.