MOVIE REVIEW: Dracula's sidekick finally gets his day in the sun in renfieldmovie.
’s luscious black-and-white re-creations of Tod Browning’s, it’s clear the actor is about to have the time of his life. Cage’s performance is, reliably, the strongest part of the latest take on Bram Stoker's bloodsucker: However,focuses on the titular familiar to mixed results. At its best, it’s a fun horror-comedy romp, with great practical effects work and clear affection for its villain. At its worst, it’s an overstuffed, poorly CGI’d take on another piece of familiar IP.
Renfield is starting to reconsider his toxic relationship with Count Dracula. For decades, he’s been at the count’s beck and call, spiriting victims away to the pair’s lair and eating bugs to gain superpowers to protect his master. After attending a few meetings of a support group for struggling co-dependents as a cover for finding dinner for Dracula, Renfield begins to see a way out of his cursed lifestyle.
If this plot summary sounds a little sweaty and overstuffed, that’s because it is, and there’s more to be found within the plot of, including a flaccid romantic arc between Renfield and Rebecca that goes nowhere. This packed yet hollow script is one of the film’s chief weaknesses.
Despite its faults, the affection the movie has for its predecessor is clear and contagious. There’s also fun work being done by the players rounding out the support group, clueless to the gravity of Renfield’s situation until it’s too late. Cage’s choices – the cadence of a word, a well-placed hand, a too-wide smile – are all delightfully unhinged. It’s a gift to see an actor as committed as Cage taking a big bite out of a role.
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