Theodore Montague For a century, Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) has served as Count Dracula's (Nicolas Cage) personal assistant, but he's grown weary of being at his whim, cleaning up his messes, and locating prey for him. Renfield and Dracula relocate to New Orleans where the familiar has joined a support group for people who are struggling to leave their codependent relationships behind after nearly getting killed by hunters. Renfield hunts down one of the support group's toxic partners to feed to Dracula in an effort to aid the members, but he becomes caught up in the illegal activities of the Lobo family (Ben Schwartz and Shohreh Aghdashloo) and traffic cop Rebecca Quincy's (Awkwafina) vendetta to put an end to them.
Renfield can be amusing on times. When it comes to the absurdity of it all, there are a few good laughs to be had. With Renfield, who is lost, frustrated, and made to feel like a victim of Dracula's, Hoult totally commits to the sad boy act. Although he has optimism in his eyes, Renfield is hesitant to confront his boss, and Hoult makes the most of Renfield's pessimistic outlook and odd sense of humour. However, Cage is enjoying himself tremendously as Dracula, gobbling up the scenery while paying respect to Bela Lugosi's portrayal of the role while still giving it his own unique spin.
However, if Ridley and Kirkman had completely omitted the cop and crime boss stories, Renfield would have functioned far better. It's crammed into the movie too awkwardly and clumsily, undermining the main narrative. The weak and tacky dialogue at times doesn't help, and as the movie goes on, Renfield dealing with the various subplots becomes tiresome. That shouldn't be the case because the picture is just a little over 90 minutes long, but better scripting and a stronger emphasis on Renfield and Dracula's connection would have elevated the work and made it much more engaging.
Renfield still retains its attractions in spite of all its squandered chances. Unfortunately, the movie has too many different things going on and can't keep them all in balance. Although Hoult and Cage give terrific performances and try their best to improve the movie, their efforts fall short of realising Renfield's full potential. Although not terrible, the movie is blatantly average. If it had fully embraced its silly side, it could have been so much better. The main plot's engaging humour and engaging main characters are present, but they aren't fully utilised to create place for other plotlines that aren't as satisfying or entertaining, which lowers the entertainment value.
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G GOWTHAM

16/04/2023 12:11 PM