"But the humor's a nice touch, as are the splashes of color, the lovely 19th-century gowns, the rendering of Parisian salons and vivid street celebrations that are part of Luc Besson's reimagining of the oft-told tale (more like the told-all-the-time tale), starring Caleb Landry Jones. And yes, the story of Dracula is not usually set in Paris. There's a lot that's familiar in this version, but enough variety, panache and bravado to raise it up a notch and give it, well, a raison d'être."
"But the action shifts to Paris, mainly just because Besson loves Paris, where citizens are joyously celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution. When, aided by one of his vampire followers, Maria (Matilda De Angelis), Dracula finds Mina - also played by Bleu (the real-life daughter of Rosanna Arquette) - he immediately knows she's his eternal love. Now, all he needs to do is win her heart, and get back to Transylvania to escape the vampire hunters."
Luc Besson reimagines Dracula with humor, vivid color, and 19th-century costume and set design. The film opens in 1480 with Prince Vlad and bride Elisabeta disrupted by war. Four hundred years later Vlad, now Count Dracula, lives in the Carpathians but travels to Paris during the centenary celebrations. Dracula, aided by follower Maria, discovers Mina, his eternal love, and aims to win her and return to Transylvania while evading vampire hunters. The film features Caleb Landry Jones as Dracula, Zoë Bleu as both Elisabeta and Mina, and period flourishes including gargoyles and lively salon scenes.
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