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Renfield
2023 93 min United States of America R 16+
★6.2
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Director: Chris McKay
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Description
Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy.
Budget:
$65M
US Gross:
$17.3M
Worldwide:
$26.49M
Starring
Nicholas Hoult
Actor
Nicolas Cage
Actor
Awkwafina
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2024
— Best Supporting Actor
Saturn Awards 2024
— Best Horror Film
Saturn Awards 2024
— Best Production Design
Saturn Awards 2024
— Best Supporting Actor
Saturn Awards 2024
— Best Original Score
Key opinion
Renfield is widely viewed as a missed opportunity that relies heavily on Nicolas Cage’s charismatic performance to stay afloat. While the film offers moments of stylistic gore and humor, it is ultimately undermined by an incoherent script and poor directorial execution.
| Acting | Nicolas Cage delivers a highly theatrical, charismatic, and memorable performance as Dracula that serves as the film's primary highlight. | |
| Emotion | The film utilizes excessive, stylized gore and graphic violence, which delights some horror fans but alienates others who find it gratuitous. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is disjointed and unfocused, featuring poorly developed subplots that fail to form a cohesive narrative. | |
| Direction | The direction is criticized for failing to balance the film's tonal shifts between dark comedy and horror, resulting in a clunky, uneven experience. | |
| Humor | Opinions on the humor are divided; some audiences enjoy the lighthearted, campy tone, while many critics find the jokes repetitive or ineffective. |