 More modern reception for Vampyr has been more positive . The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100 % of critics have given the film positive reviews , based upon a sample of 24 , with an average rating of 8 @.@ 6 / 10 . Todd Kristel of the online film database Allmovie gave the film four and a half stars out of five , stating that " Vampyr isn 't the easiest classic film to enjoy , even if you are a fan of 1930s horror movies ... If you 're patient with the slow pacing and ambiguous story line of Vampyr , you 'll find that this film offers many striking images " and that although the film is " not exciting in terms of pacing , it 's a good choice if you want to see a film that establishes a compelling mood " . Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader wrote the " The greatness of Carl Dreyer 's [ Vampyr ] derives partly from its handling of the vampire theme in terms of sexuality and eroticism and partly from its highly distinctive , dreamy look , but it also has something to do with Dreyer 's radical recasting of narrative form " . J. Hoberman of the Village Voice wrote that " Vampyr is Dreyer 's most radical film — maybe one of my dozen favorite movies by any director " . Anton Bitel of Channel 4 awarded the film four and a half stars out of five , comparing it to the silent vampire film Nosferatu , stating that it is " lesser known ( but in many ways superior ) " and that the film is " a triumph of the irrational , Dreyer 's eerie memento mori never allows either protagonist or viewer fully to wake up from its surreal nightmare " . 
