Synopsis
Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire, Dracula.
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Cast
- Luke EvansDracula / Vlad Tepes
- Dominic CooperMehmed II
- Sarah GadonMirena / Mina Murray
- Charles DanceMaster Vampire
- Art ParkinsonIngeras
- Diarmaid MurtaghDimitru
- Ronan VibertSimion
- William HoustonCazan
- Ferdinand KingsleyHamza Bey
- Zach McGowanShkelgim
Recommendations
- 60
The Telegraph
If they had to give Drac an “origin story” this literal-minded, at least they had the sense to keep it keen and lively, whittled to a point. - 50
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Charles Dance is the Nosferatu-garbed monster in the cave, a balding, toothy villain in the great tradition of British vampires — Christopher Lee, Gary Oldman, Michael Sheen and Kate Beckinsale among them. The moment he shows up, all shadowy menace and prophecy, “Dracula” gets interesting. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
It works neither as a sweeping historical epic nor as an action-horror hybrid. - 40
Empire
Armour-clanging, cloak-swishing tosh with okay battles, terrible dialogue and sadly little horror or heroism. Nowhere near as bad as I, Frankenstein – but what is? - 40
The Guardian
It’s no-frills, B-movie modesty might have been winning, if it weren’t so dashed-off. - 40
Village Voice
Too much of the last hour is a muddle of unconvincing, hard-to-read nighttime action scenes. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
Much like the recent, widely reviled I, Frankenstein, this misconceived project mainly signals a need to go back to the drawing board. - 30
Variety
Dracula Untold opts for the stately, staid approach, and even at a mere 85 minutes (sans credits) it’s something of a bore — neither scary nor romantic nor exciting in any of the ways it seems to intend.
