In late 2024, the Nosferatu remake of the 1922 silent film by the same name (which was based on the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker) was released. Directed by Robert Eggers, with Bill Skarsgård starring as Count Orlok, Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter, Nicholas Hoult as Thomas Hutter, and Willem Dafoe as Albin Eberhart von Franz.

This story takes place in the 1800s primarily in Wisborg, a fictional german port town. We to Ellen a few years prior to the actual start of the film, praying for assistance from any listening supernatural force. Count Orlok answers her call and his shadow visits her. Her ability to reach into the astral plane and reach out to other beings of power cause count Orlok to work towards courting her so he can become more powerful. Orlok puts into play a plan which involves purchasing land in Wisborg, possibly deceptively purchasing Ellen from her husband, and transporting his coffin so that he may be in Wisborg to be with Ellen. It took a lot of suspension of disbelief for me to enjoy this film. It felt like there were constantly things that they did without putting any meaningful explanation into. The questions I’m about to ask are going to be spoilery, so if you don’t want spoilers, goto the next paragraph. How did Orlok’s Wisborg servant come to find out about and start serving him in the first place? Why would his servant be sleeping in his coffin when he has to be able to sleep in it when day breaks? Why would Orlok lay with Ellen until day breaks? So starved for intimacy that he throws all self preservation out the window. When he notices day breaking, why would he choose death in order to lay with Ellen just a few moments longer?

The way this was brought to an end was just godawful. The first hour felt extremely slow, and while the last hour was less boring, it was also full of random plot holes. The last hour being entertaining and (save for the plot holes) generally some good horror entertainment, is largely why I am giving this 5 stars instead of something lower. It’s a damn shame, because the actors all did fantastic jobs in their roles and the cinematography was beautiful, yet I cannot get past the fact that even in the extended cut they couldn’t be bothered to try and fill some plot holes & that the film basically ended with Orlok committing suicide. If you just turn off the movie after Thomas and his group go to deal with Orlok’s resting place, you’ll probably think it was a decent movie overall.