Nosferatu

“There is a devil in this world and I have met him.” Everything about this felt like a dream that I never wanted to end. From the opening scene I was hooked but the story that unfolds afterwards is breathtakingly beautiful. This story of grief, seduction and love had me gripped for the film’s entirety. Lily Rose Depp leads a stellar cast with a performance that is right up there with the best of the year. Every time she is on screen she is perfect with every little detail. Such a perfect performance and having a cast so excellent to play off her helped so much. This was the perfect film for Lily and I am delighted. The emotional aspect to her performance is breathtaking but it’s the physical side to it that really surprised me and blew my mind. The film is so horrific and there are so many scenes that made my skin crawl during it. The dialogue is exceptionally written and there are some moments between our characters that made me feel like I was dreaming of how perfect it was. Nosferatu can be so depressing at times and is showcased so brilliantly through the use of color. The film is also incredibly sexy and horny which was done so brilliantly by all involved. The direction of Nosferatu by Robert Eggers is so perfect it feels difficult to believe. It flows so perfectly and I really couldn’t imagine a better director than Eggers to do this film. The cinematography is easily the best of the year. It is just so easy to look at and every shot feels like a work of art. Costume design was so important to making this film feel as real as possible and thankfully they did a great job of pulling it off. Bill as Count Orlok is terrifying and terrific from how he looks, how he moves and especially how he speaks. No one could play that role as well as he did and that is a guarantee. Nicholas Hoult was great as usual and I loved how his story unfolded. Aaron Taylor Johnson was so dramatic but I loved him. Emma Corrin was so beautiful in her role especially with such little screen time. Ralph Ineson really is that guy. Lastly Willem Dafoe who was arguably my favorite part of the film. That character is just so suited to Dafoe and I love how Eggers style seems to fit him to perfection. The cast is just great and really adds to the film. Will hopefully be going to see this again in the next week because I really need to take it all in and I never want this fever dream to end. It’s one of the best horror films I have ever seen and I just loved every moment of Nosferatu. “Standing before me was death, but I’d never been so happy.”