Meet the man behind the legend in this true story of Vlad the Impaler, whose vicious and cruel reputation as a bloodthirsty warlord became the basis for the myth of Dracula.
It plays hell with the facts and reduces its potentially gripping subject to cheesy soap operatic melodrama. How can hats being nailed to Turkish emissaries' heads be dull?
R
Ryan Cracknell
RTApollo GuideOct 15, 2002
Unlike the multitudes of generic rip offs that come out annually, this low-key effort finally puts a new spin on an old myth.
S
Scott Weinberg
RTeFilmCritic.comJul 27, 2002
Well-intentioned but goofy take on the old bloodsucker legend.
C
Christopher Null
RTFilmcritic.comApr 9, 2002
If you're looking for more of that Buffy experience, you've come to the wrong place.