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FILM DETAILS | | Certificate 18 |  | Cast Gary Oldman Keanu Reeves Winona Ryder Anthony Hopkins Sadie Frost |  | Directors Francis Ford Coppola |  | Screenwriters James V Hart Bram Stoker |  | Running Time 118 minutes |
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Bram Stoker's Dracula What was supposed to a Coppola masterpiece, turns out to be a blip on the radar.

Plot In Ford Coppola's Dracula, the Count (Oldman) turned his back on God after his wife committed suicide thinking her husband died in battle. Then some 400 years later he becomes obsessed with Mina (Ryder) who bears an uncanny resemblance to his late wife. Verdict Has a film ever promised so much yet delivered so little? There was so much potential, yet when it came down to it, Coppola made his Dracula too old to be menacing, gave Keanu Reeves a part and took out all the action. So all we're left with is an overly long bloated adaptation, instead of what might have been a gothic masterpiece.
 Reviewed by Tom HibbertRead The Full Empire Review » Click for the full Empire review and post your own review and rating.
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