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Title: Admittedly different take on a vampire movie
Review: Scores points for cleverness, interesting themes, and some dynamite acting by Willem Dafoe, but this movie never quite takes off as a gripping piece of cinema. Worth a look, though, especially right after watching, as I did, the original "Nosferatu" (if you don't already know, the story in "Shadow of the Vampire" takes place amid the filming of that original silent classic). The DVD offers a nice print and a fair amount of extras.
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