Nadja
October Films | Release Date: September 1, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Washington PostHal Hinson
Insanely brilliant. Read full review
80
The New York TimesCaryn James
It is refreshing to see so much style and life in the old undead tale, and to watch this strong cast with its perfect deadpan attitudes. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonStaff (Not Credited)
About blood, blood ties and breakdown (of familes, relationships and, perhaps, an entire society), it's an idiosyncratic film, admired by many for its strong atmosphere, and by this writer for its absurd(ist) casting of a barely recognisable Fonda as Donovan's mad uncle Van Helsing. Read full review
80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Nadja has some delicious qualities. Most delectable of all is Elina Lowensohn as Nadja, the brooding daughter of Count Dracula, an otherworldly being with ebony lipstick, lusciously dark eyebrows, a dark hood and a great accent to match. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Infinitely subdued, sexy, and melancholy, Nadja is one of the most stylish and quietly exhilarating genre movies to arrive in a long time. Recommended, and not just if you wear black all the time. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
An elegant, witty but also sometimes tedious spin on the legend of Dracula. Read full review
70
Film ThreatTerry Sherwood
Nadja succeeds most when embracing its lineage, those visual echoes of Universal and Hammer Studios, with the visual weight borrowed from European art horror, yet falters when maintaining cool distance from material that demands a stronger commitment Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The actors in Nadja seem to be having such a good time that it's a shame the movie doesn't give them more room, and get even wilder and more eccentric. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Putting a provocative spin on the body-fluids subtext, Lowensohn projects stony melancholy and a convincing capacity for romantic impulse as well, making Nadja a surprising little black orchid of a vampire movie. [29 Sept 1995, p.50]
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
What Almereyda brings to the film is good control of tone (the movie is ironic, and yet sad about its irony) and an interesting visual style. Read full review
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