Nicolas Cage as Dracula is some truly inspired casting. This is the perfect role for his brand of manic, campy energy. Combined with Nicholas Hoult channeling his inner Peter from The Great and these two brilliant lead performances are enough to carry Renfield into pretty enjoyable territory. The rest of the film lets them down a bit, but Cage and Hoult are fabulous in the scenes they are allotted.
That transitions to my biggest issue with the film, the focus on Awkwafina and her cliché cop story. Hollywood seems hellbent on casting Awkwafina as a sidekick in nearly every film where she plays exactly the same character and so often teeters on the edge of funny and annoying. Sadly, she veers more towards annoying here. The CGI blood also looks pretty ridiculous at times.
That transitions to my biggest issue with the film, the focus on Awkwafina and her cliché cop story. Hollywood seems hellbent on casting Awkwafina as a sidekick in nearly every film where she plays exactly the same character and so often teeters on the edge of funny and annoying. Sadly, she veers more towards annoying here. The CGI blood also looks pretty ridiculous at times.