 In 1999, film critic Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film four out of four stars, praising Lugosi's performance and Freund's cinematography.He noted the film's lasting influence, and included it in his list of "Great Movies".Angie Errigo of "Empire" gave the film four out of five stars, commending Lugosi's performance as "the [Dracula] against which all others are measured", and writing that the film "is stagey and creaky, but it also has wonderful, unforgettable moments."