Back again for Day 4 of Vampires Reborn
and today's title is very apt. The origin of the stories spoken and
written brings about a different take on a character that hails from
an age-old monster that haunts many dreams, fascinate others and
terrifies several. A creature that lacks a reflection, has hatred
of all things Christian and seems to have a vulnerability to silver.
This is Dracula 2000.
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| Jeri Ryan as a vampire?? Hmm... |
Deep in the heart of London, Matthew
Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer of The Silent Partner, Murder
by Decree, Highpoint, Dreamscape, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered
Country, Dolores Claiborne and A Beautiful Mind) a descendant
of the 19th century country doctor that fought Dracula
owns an antique shop working along side his protege Simon Sheppard
(Jonny Lee Miller of Hackers, Trainspotting, Plunket &
Macleane, Mindhunters, Endgame and Elementary) as they are
about to close down for the holiday as Helsing's secretary Solina
(Jennifer Esposito of Summer of Sam, Spin City, The Bachelor,
Beyond the City Limits, Taxi, Samantha Who?, Blue Bloods and She's
Funny That Way)needs a few signatures and she discretely
shoots Simon down for a romantic getaway. That being said, Simon is
off for the night and Matthew retires for the night. A cadre of
thieves break into the Carfax Abbey building, bypass his security and
head into a large catacombs but this was only the modern security.
A few deadly traps killing a member of the crew and they still move
on, stealing a silver coffin which the thieves assume is the treasure
to be had.
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| You almost hit a mime! |
Escaping with the goods with a flight
to New Orleans, the coffin is opened releasing the prince of darkness
himself, Dracula (Gerard Butler of Attila, Shooters, The Jury,
Reign of Fire, 300, Gamer, How to Train Your Dragon and Olympus Has
Fallen) who dispatches his would-be captors with ease and
ended up crashing the plane outside of New Orleans.
Helsing gets on a plane and heads out
for the crash-site, only to followed by Simon and then things get a
bit kooky. Not having a CSI in this tiny town, the buddies were
brought to a school only to release freshly made vampires. Simon
quickly comes to terms that the monsters were real and helps end
them. Matthew explains that he is actually Abraham and kept Dracula
prisoner all these centuries, using Dracula's blood to prolong his
life until he could figure a way to dispose of him forever.
Dracula bound by blood, seeks Helsing's
daughter Mary (Justine Waddell of Great Expectations, Chaos,
The Fall, Target and Killing Bono) as they are connected on a
psychic level. Helsing and Simon must get to Mary before Dracula
does and stop him as quickly as possible.
A few points of interest on the film.
The name of Helsing's antique shop is named Carfax Abbey, the name of
the house Dracula moved into in Stoker's novel. Actress/singer
Vitamin C playing Lucy Westerman works in Virgin Megastore and you
can clearly see one of her own albums on the rack. I noticed it seem
we were less likely in London and more so in Toronto.
Not a brilliant movie but a new spin on
an old thing. I have seen far lesser Dracula films and trust me on
that.
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| So you are... gifted then? |
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