Dracula Untold
Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 10, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
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5
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15
Negative:
10
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyOct 2, 2014
If they had to give Drac an “origin story” this literal-minded, at least they had the sense to keep it keen and lively, whittled to a point. Read full review
58
The PlaylistDrew TaylorOct 9, 2014
He's a romantic and a psychopath and creature of the night. Sadly, Dracula Untold, with its humorless aura and been-there-done-that feel, doesn't allow Evans to inhabit many of these aspects. Instead, Dracula Untold feels largely uninspired. Read full review
50
USA TodayBrian TruittOct 9, 2014
At times Dracula Untold flirts with dullness so much that it might as well just stick a stake in the heart of Bram Stoker's legacy. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliOct 9, 2014
Instead of being respectful of Bram Stoker's creation, it attempts to remake him as a tragic figure with superhero powers. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleOct 9, 2014
No campy vampire movie, and the early part of the film is well-made enough that the sadness of Vlad’s dilemma is truly felt. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Oct 8, 2014
More sad dad and noble martyr than creature of the night, Evans’ dashing Prince Of Darkness inspires less fear than just about any incarnation of the famous character, save perhaps the one played by Leslie Nielsen. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyKyle AndersonOct 8, 2014
It works neither as a sweeping historical epic nor as an action-horror hybrid. Read full review
50
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreOct 8, 2014
Charles Dance is the Nosferatu-garbed monster in the cave, a balding, toothy villain in the great tradition of British vampires — Christopher Lee, Gary Oldman, Michael Sheen and Kate Beckinsale among them. The moment he shows up, all shadowy menace and prophecy, “Dracula” gets interesting. Read full review
40
TheWrapDan CallahanOct 9, 2014
For about the first hour of its running time, Dracula Untold is far too restrained and tasteful, and it certainly suffers from its tediously noble hero; it's well made but fatally lacking in thrills or excitement. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghOct 9, 2014
Aside from Dance and some hazy views of impaled bodies, the film is low on shock and gore. It's aiming more for sweeping historical epic, but it doesn't work on either level. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergOct 9, 2014
Looking for plausibility in a movie called Dracula Untold is as pointless as looking for humor or personality in Mr. Evans’s dour performance. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJordan HoffmanOct 9, 2014
The CGI — mostly Evans transforming into fightin’ bats — look muddy and cheap, but the weapons, Turkish helmets and Romanian interiors are all gorgeous. If only the rest of this “Lord of the Rings” wanna-be were at the same level. Read full review
40
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlOct 7, 2014
Too much of the last hour is a muddle of unconvincing, hard-to-read nighttime action scenes. Read full review
40
The GuardianMike McCahillOct 2, 2014
It’s no-frills, B-movie modesty might have been winning, if it weren’t so dashed-off. Read full review
40
EmpireKim NewmanOct 2, 2014
Armour-clanging, cloak-swishing tosh with okay battles, terrible dialogue and sadly little horror or heroism. Nowhere near as bad as I, Frankenstein – but what is? Read full review
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