[Revisit Review]
Because of Bela Lugosi's performance, the stunning production values, Karl Freund's cinematography, and its multitude of lines that have become legendary parts of pop culture, Tod Browning's Dracula is indispensable. And yet, I found the film surprisingly underwhelming. First off, the film should have been silent. The narrative's clunky storytelling would have benefited from the use of intertitles instead of the pained dialogue which, Lugosi aside, is either monotone or dreadfully over-melodramatic. Here's a question: why does the film keep Renfield around after Lugosi gets to London? He contributes nothing to the plot and his intrusions into the scenes only serve to further hobble the film's storytelling by drawing them out. After traveling to London, Dracula never calls on him for aid ever again. So why does the film insist on his importance?
8/10
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