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AlfieSGD says...
4 months ago
The highlight of “Shadow of the Vampire” is clearly the premise. The idea that the lead actor of the horror classic "Nosferatu," Max Schreck, was actually a real vampire is quite compelling. However, the execution of this fictional making-of is not always successful. I would have liked it to fit in better with the real world, but for example, characters who were alive and kicking in real life are also killed off here.

I was also not completely convinced by Willem Dafoe's interpretation of Schreck. He does a good job overall, but for me, he doesn't quite capture the aura that the German radiated in the 1922 film. In contrast, I liked John Malkovich better as the obsessive director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.

Ultimately, “Shadow of the Vampire” is a nice companion piece to "Nosferatu," but not much more. Without knowing the classic, this movie is probably not particularly worth your while.
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