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Some inventive additions to the Count Dracula mythos and interesting B-list casting choices are scuttled by too many unanswered questions and mystifying leaps in logic in this horror film produced by Wes Craven and directed by his protg, editor Patrick Lussier. Lussier wrings genuine suspense and mystery from the film's opening scenes, but subsequently botches transitions from one sequence to the next, leaving behind a collection of moments that feel oddly truncated. Screenwriter Joel Soisson plies the film with at least one clich for every inspired idea (did the film absolutely have to be set in Anne Rice's New Orleans' stomping grounds and feature a smart-aleck buzz phrase to follow every violent beat?). It's too bad that by the time Dracula's "true identity" is revealed in the film's finale, the moment is handled in such a forced, visually flat manner that few will likely care that the blasphemous idea is actually the last in a series of cool, innovative curveballs the film throws on Bram Stoker's satire of Old World superstition. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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In this loose reinvention of the classic Bram Stoker novel, the Count (Gerard Butler) is transplanted to the present day, after a brief prologue where Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer) captures Dracula and conceals him in Carfax Abbey, where he remains for many years. In the future, Carfax Abbey is contained within an office building where Van Helsing's been using Dracula's blood to stay alive in order to guard the evil secret. After a band of thieves, led by the malevolent Marcus (Omar Epps), attempts to seize Dracula's remains, the Count escapes to New Orleans, where Mary Van Helsing (Justine Waddell) currently resides. Mary is eventually persuaded to fight Dracula with the aid of a reluctant Simon(Jonny Lee Miller), one of Van Helsing's employees, all while trying to escape the newly-made vampires of Marcus' gang and a zealous TV reporter (Jeri Ryan). The film also features Lochlyn Munro, Jennifer Esposito, Vitamin C, and Danny Masterson in supporting roles. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide
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