Dracula: A Love Tale
Directed by Luc BessonPå 1400-talet slits prins Vladimir brutalt från sin älskade hustru när hon plötsligt rycks ur livet. Förtvivlan förvandlas till rasande sorg, och i sin desperation vänder han Gud ryggen. Men olydnaden får ett fruktansvärt pris - en odödlig förbannelse läggs över honom. Förvandlad till den mytomspunna Dracula tvingas han vandra genom seklernas mörker, evigt förföljd av dödens skugga. Ändå brinner något kvar i hans hjärta: en glöd av hopp, om att en dag åter få omfamna sin förlorade kärlek.
Dracula: A Love Tale Ratings & Reviews
- Darren Webster18 september 2025Look, yes, it's another retelling and it takes inspiration from what's come before, but lest ye forget, what's come before was based off the book as is this and it's done quite well. Luc took some agency with the story we all know all too well at this point and had some fun with it. Honestly, this was absolutely fantastic work by Luc and the entire cast. While there ahs alwasy been a theme of love within the story of Dracula, nobody has taken the time to really make it into a full fledged love story. This does that, if not a bit dark and brooding. Even if you've seein every film that's come before this one, it's still 100% worth taking the time to watch this re-telling.
- ananya17 oktober 2025I never knew caleb could be so...😏
- Hylax−2 dDecent dracula movie….
- Mr-EBE9 december 2025Ridicule.. back to F. Copola
- VVILFRED12 september 2025Bad, unnecessary, a remake nobody asked for.
- DANKMorales21 mars 2026Really why wait 400 years for your love to be reincarnated just to let yourself be killed 1 hour after getting her back. 0 stars.
- James Saenz10 januari 2026“i forbid you from killing yourself beneath my window!” “so you’d prefer i die further away?” the best parts are easily the costume and set design. everything else is kind of meh, a strange amalgamation of the source material and previous adaptations that doesn’t really achieve what its predecessors did (pales in comparison to the romance of coppola’s dracula, what humor is there doesn’t land as well as mckay’s renfield, and it lacks the atmosphere of herzog’s or eggers’ nosferatu adaptations). kind of the cw version of dracula, which isn’t necessarily bad but it’s also not something i would come back to when i have far better options.
- Elli−6 dYet another Dracula movie however this one didn't seem to know if they were focusing on Vlad Il Dracul (Vlad the Dragon) who was the father of Vlad the Impaler or Dracula himself. They gave stories about them both in this movie about obsession rather than romance. Still a rather okay movie despite it.
- adam319925 januari 2026some fun scenes but like me, you will probably watch this on fast forward
- Shaydeknight13 december 2025This new version of Dracula is an object lesson in how to drain a classic of its vitality without delivering anything fresh in return. The film is, fundamentally, a retelling of a retelling, far more indebted to Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 adaptation than to Bram Stoker's novel. What emerges is not an homage but the fuzzy mimeograph of someone else's vision, blurred by its own lack of conviction. The result is tedious. The film is never frightening. Its attempts at horror have all the menace of a baby drinking from a bottle. Narrative beats land with a dull thud, and the pacing suffers from long, bland stretches that fail to build tension or atmosphere. Caleb Landry Jones, as Dracula, is a puzzling piece of casting. He does competent work with what he is given, but he spends much of the film looking profoundly out of place. The costuming does him no favours: despite his height, he seems like an adolescent wearing his father's oversized suit, topped with an inexplicably silly hat. The effect undercuts any sense of menace or regality. For a character who should command the frame simply by existing in it, he has no presence whatsoever. This is, without exaggeration, the most insipid Dracula committed to film. Christoph Waltz delivers precisely what audiences have come to expect from him. He is always a pleasure to watch, even when the material around him is uninspired, and he brings a professionalism that briefly punctures the monotony. Production design is one of the few bright spots. The sets are attractive, thoughtfully crafted, and occasionally suggest a more interesting film struggling to emerge from underneath the rest of the enterprise. Unfortunately, direction from Luc Besson does little to elevate the material. Honestly, he hasn't produced anything truly remarkable in more than three decades, and Dracula continues that trajectory. The film lacks a distinct creative vision and the end product feels dated, tiresome, and wholly unnecessary. Ultimately, the film is a waste of time: uninspired, not at all scary, and forgettable. It contributes nothing to the long lineage of adaptations and fails to entertain. It is a retelling so diluted that it barely leaves a trace.
- N10 mars 2026A long awaited watch! Not a 5 star film but thoroughly enjoyable. Terrific on-screen chemistry. Great concepts brought into the film, the Gargoyles being one. Getting to play around with an age-old tale must have been great creative fun! Caleb is a breath of fresh air as an actor, his roles are spot on and diverse. What a great honor to play such a big role in this film and really deliver. I enjoyed the style of meshing scenes of the ages together when Mina is in blue and walking towards the Count, visually impressive! I enjoyed the perfume entranced crowds dancing scene. Really fun and cleverly knitted into the movie. I also think the combat scenes with Dracula very sharp and graceful, like a dance, very cool. I could give critique I felt some scenes; namely, Mina's fiancé leaving the room in the last couple scenes too long, we didn't need to see him literally hobble away. The strange way Mina's fiance too appeared rather quickly in Paris, from Romania.. and with moderate injuries is a bit too noticeable. To wait 400 years to connect with her again and to agree to death is wild to me. He has just done to her what he has had happen to him.
- paullywise3 december 2025i agree with others that it was probably unnecessary. but it looked good and had some good ideas. it mostly held my attention, but something was off at the end.
- Hakihiko15 april 2026Flawed but Ultimately Entertaining "Dracula" is the kind of film that ends up being more enjoyable than its production values might initially suggest. It is clearly uneven and far from reaching its full potential, yet there is something about its atmosphere and overall tone that still makes it a satisfying watch. I went in with moderate expectations, and in the end I found myself liking it more than I thought I would. The performances are good and very committed, which helps the film more than anything else. The cast brings enough conviction to make the emotional and dramatic moments work better than they probably should. Even when the material feels shaky, there is a genuine effort on screen that keeps things engaging. Visually, the film has some genuinely striking moments, especially when it leans into its darker and more gothic atmosphere. There are scenes that feel stylish and evocative, and the soundtrack supports that mood very well, helping create a sense of immersion even when the production feels inconsistent. The script is where most of its weaknesses show. The pacing can feel uneven, and some ideas are either underdeveloped or too familiar to leave a strong impact. It never quite reaches the dramatic weight it seems to be aiming for, which keeps it from becoming something more memorable. That lack of consistency is what holds it back the most. There is a sense that the film could have done more with its atmosphere and ideas, but too often it settles for something more surface level than it should. Even so, it remains more enjoyable than expected. Despite its flaws, it has enough mood, commitment, and entertainment value to make the experience worthwhile, even if it feels like a film that could have been much better.
- PapaHamzeh9 februari 2026I turned it off at the dance montage. Sorry for the language, but I fucking hate this movie.
- Shamus2k9 april 2026While it appears that director Luc Besson has lost his ability to produce his own material, he is still able to plagiarize with pinache.
Dracula: A Love Tale Trivia
Dracula: A Love Tale was released on 30 juli 2025.
Dracula: A Love Tale was directed by Luc Besson.
Dracula: A Love Tale has a runtime of 2h 9m.
Dracula: A Love Tale was produced by Virginie Besson-Silla, Luc Besson.
På 1400-talet slits prins Vladimir brutalt från sin älskade hustru när hon plötsligt rycks ur livet. Förtvivlan förvandlas till rasande sorg, och i sin desperation vänder han Gud ryggen. Men olydnaden får ett fruktansvärt pris - en odödlig förbannelse läggs över honom. Förvandlad till den mytomspunna Dracula tvingas han vandra genom seklernas mörker, evigt förföljd av dödens skugga. Ändå brinner något kvar i hans hjärta: en glöd av hopp, om att en dag åter få omfamna sin förlorade kärlek.
The key characters in Dracula: A Love Tale are Vlad / Dracula (Caleb Landry Jones), Elisabeta / Mina (Zoë Bleu Sidel), Priest (Christoph Waltz).
Dracula: A Love Tale is rated R.
Dracula: A Love Tale is a Fantasy, Skräck, Romantik film.
Dracula: A Love Tale has an audience rating of 8.2 out of 10.
Dracula: A Love Tale had a budget of 52 mn US$.
Dracula: A Love Tale has made 42,4 mn US$ at the box office.