Patrick D’s review published on Letterboxd:
A showcase of technical bravura, no doubt. The lighting is precise, each frame seemingly manicured with a very specific cast of darkness. The creation of Nosferatu himself might be my favorite thing about this film—Skarsgård is completely and utterly unrecognizable, and his voice is both terrifying and kind of funny.
Eggers’s technical update on the Dracula story is not enough to elevate Nosferatu into the discussion of the year’s best films, since the material is so well-trodden and the script more-or-less hits the same notes as Herzog, Coppola, etc. That might seem like a cheap shot but I don’t think it’s unfair to expect some bigger swings from Eggers. Ultimately, he seems more interested in using the vampire legend as an exercise in technical—rather than narrative—innovation. I would have liked to see him blow it all up.
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