67
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineBloody well done. Hammer finally gave the Dracula legend the treatment it deserved here, entrusting it to the brilliant director of The Curse of Frankenstein, Terence Fisher, who injected glorious life into the familiar material.
- 80The Observer (UK)The Observer (UK)Superb direction from Terence Fisher and a crisp, clean script by Jimmy Sangster are complemented by a rapturous score from James Bernard. [27 Oct 2013, p.6]
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA colorful version of Bram Stoker's deathless tale of the bloodsucking count has Christopher Lee as a suave Dracula and Peter Cushing as his nemesis Von Helsing. [02 Oct 1998, p.J]
- 60Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrPeter Cushing carries most of the ho-hum script as Dr. Van Helsing, though the well-lit color photography, central to the Hammer formula, can't compare with the shadowy magnificence of Nosferatu (1922) or Dracula (1931).
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt's often entertainingly creepy in a twilit world of its own.
- Perhaps the constant hunt for hemoglobin is slowing our villain down, for this time there are strong indications that the once gory plot is showing definite signs of anemia.