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Nosferatu

Film Threat
Story by Bobby LePire
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A fresh take on the classic Nosferatu tale falls flat, with lackluster performances and an overly designed vampire lacking true menace.
beat sheet
  • Nicholas Hoult and Lily-Rose Depp, normally solid actors, come across as inauthentic and lack chemistry as the lead couple, hindering the emotional impact of the story.
  • Despite the film's impressive shadow effects, Bill Skarsgård's take on Count Orlok is more annoying than creepy, as the over-the-top design and heavy breathing keep the vampire firmly in the realm of the cartoonish.
call sheet
Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Ralph Ineson, Willem Dafoe, real estate firm, Nosferatu
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