Shadow of the Vampire Reviews

Shadow of the Vampire Review
by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: B+)
SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (director: E. Elias Merhige; screenwriter: Steven Katz; cinematographer: Lou Bogue; editor: Chris Wyatt; music: Dan Jones; cast: John Malkovich (F.W. Murnau), Willem Dafoe (Max Schreck), Cary Elwes (Fritz Arno Wagner), John Aden...more

Shadow of the Vampire Review
by ChadPolenz AT aol DOT com
A quasi docudrama/quasi horror movie about the making of a classic vampire movie, "Nosferatu" in Germany in the 1920s. John Malkovich plays an obsessive director who goes for as much detail as you could possibly get out of dreary, grainy black and...more

Shadow of the Vampire Review
by Bob Bloom
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) 3 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Catherine McCormack, Eddie Izzard, Cary Elwes and Udo Kier. Written by Steven Katz. Directed by E. Elias Merhige. Rated R. more

Shadow of the Vampire Review
by Jerry Saravia
"Shadow of the Vampire" has such an inventive, original idea that I am almost willing to recommend it based on its premise. Unfortunately, like most great ideas, it does not fully exploit it for all its worth, and seems to skim past some missed...more

Shadow of the Vampire Review
by Edward Johnson-Ott
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormack, Eddie Izzard, Aden Gillett, Ronan Vibert. Music by Dan Jones. Cinematography by Lou Bogue. Screenplay by Steven Katz. Directed by E. Elias Merhige. 90...more

Shadow of the Vampire Review
by Jeremiah Kipp
SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE A film review by Jeremiah Kipp Copyright 2001 filmcritic.com filmcritic.com more

Shadow of the Vampire Review
by Jon Popick
The legend of Max Schreck is ... well, legendary. The unknown actor virtually came from nowhere to land the role of the vampire in the classic 1922 film Nosferatu. According to myth, Schreck wasn’t just pretending to be a bloodsucker – he actually was...more