peterspades

Quite the hype on this one, right? It was next to impossible not to have great expectations. And they were mostly met for me.

The vibe and atmosphere were great, fantastic even. But I also got a feeling of "trying too hard", which killed the vibe for me at times. The movie would have benefited from a more subtle approach to the grandiose in certain moments, mostly in the sound and jumpscare department. The whole movie looked and felt cold and macabre, which I greatly appreciated.

Casting and acting were great. Make-up, costumes, set design... chef's kiss! Art direction, brilliant!

Horror elements were decent, but nothing overly impressive. The movie tells you it should be scary, but doesn't convince you.

The choices for Count Orloc didn't quite do it for me. In some way, his visuals made some sense, but he gave me more grumpy zombie vibes than an all-powerful evil vampire.

I would watch it again to try to improve my first impression. I liked it, I just wanted to like it more.

Some cool moments, a lot of random choices. I would guess they were going for the experimental alternative factor buuut not quite successfully.

My biggest "why" is this movie being attached to the 28 series. Completely unnecessary and misleading. It was probably done to attract a wider audience; otherwise, it would have fallen into the unpopular indie horror film category with little financial success.

As a 28 fan, I was disappointed, however, in the first 15 minutes I realised I should forget I'm watching a 28 movie to have a chance of enjoying it.

The cinematography and art direction were out of the box in a good way. The cast and acting were good.