Title: Inferior to the Original
Product review: The problem with remaking classics films is that they can rarely live up to the standards of the original. Such is definitely the case in the anemic remake of the classic German silent film, Nosfaratu. Often times the vampire in this remake seems weak and ineffectual, as if Jonathan Harker should have been able to break him in two with a carefully placed karate chop. When he speaks he comes across as whiney instead of menacing. All of the actors seem to underplay their roles as if they were bored to death; there is a decided lack of human emotion. The supernatural elements of the original film seem oddly missing. The only thing the director really managed to do is create some breath-taking cinematography of rural europe. If you are a fan of the original film, my advice is to skip this remake and instead buy a copy of Shadow of the Vampire--which I feel is fresh and compelling. It is a fictional account of the making of the original German classic.
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