Nosferatu

❗️BANGER ALERT❗️ Good ass movie. Not as horny as expected but still pretty horny. Reminded me way too much of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) but that is in equal measure praise and criticism. I understand these are all just adaptations of the book going as far back as the original Nosferatu but I can’t help but feel like I was expecting more than just another adaptation with the same plot points and story beats. Cinematography on point. Acting is on point. Script is on point. Willem Dafoe is on point. Rats on point. I wasn’t a huge fan of Lily-Rose Depp’s performance here though, unfortunately. Felt a little too theatre-kid-esque when she was just pretending to be a damsel in malaise. She shined more in her seizures and attempts at The Exorcist body contortions and slack-jawed drooling. I’m shocked that Bill Skarsgard didn’t just portray Orlok physically but he actually voiced the titular fiend as well. Really astounding shit. Can’t believe that dude pulled this role off so well and I can easily see him becoming another Doug Jones if he keeps up with these unrecognizable performances. Super fucking sick movie and one I’m glad I saw in theaters (with the exception of sitting too close and craning my neck up to the largest IMAX screen I’ve ever seen in my goddamn life). Honestly has some of my favorite shots ever put to screen and I’ll be returning to this over and over again to become a personal classic. Eggers has done it once more. Can easily see this becoming one of those timeless classics that people will be discussing and watching for the first time with wonder when they’re my age and I’m sitting in a hospice waiting to be buried in the dirt of my origin. EDIT: Just realized there was not even a single bat in this. What the fuck?