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(1 - 35) of 35 OFCS Rating: 73% Fresh Page   1   "A remarkable study of obsessive filmmaking that ranks as one of the best movies of the year."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 2/4 "I sympathized a bit too dearly with Schreck, who desires sustenance."   Film Freak Central   Bill Chambers 76/100 "The movie encourages us to share Schreck’s unfettered delight as he watches his own filmed images with the knowledge that this is a man who cannot see himself in the mirror."   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine 2.5/4 "The opening credits sequence is so long and puzzling -- it's not obvious what we're supposed to be looking at -- that it sets a bad tone for the rest of the picture."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 2/4 "...an incredibly uneven flick."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B+ "We are treated to an interesting take on the vampire legend ..."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz B+ "A rather entertaining picture."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider A- "Unusual and delightful."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov B+ "One of the year's most watchable movies, particularly for film buffs."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3.5/4 "In addition to having a wonderful conceit as the basis of the plot and featuring two superlative lead performances, the film pays homage to its inspiration."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3.5/4 "for all the humor and campy shivers induced by Shadow of the Vampire, there is a disturbing undercurrent..."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3.5/4 "A sinister delight for the black at heart."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 4/5 "A love letter to the beautiful mechanism of a motion picture camera."   Filmcritic.com   Jeremiah Kipp 2/4 "It's way too disjointed to really say what the intent of the endeavor really was."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 6.5/10 "A clever, occasionally amusing and somewhat interesting look at and re-creation of the making of the original film."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 6/10 "Gives us a super-creepy performance by Willem Dafoe, some very cool atmosphere, a unique style of direction and an okay story."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 4/5 "shines forth as a true labor of love"   ToxicUniverse.com   John A. Nesbit 7/10 "...a metaphor for obsessive filmmaking and the film industry’s penchant for devouring its own talent...a sly, often funny, yet affectionate send-up of the genre."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio "The performances are so authentic that the fine line between fact and fantasy begins to blur."   Light Views   John Larsen "A sloppy mess of a film, really corny, and a lot of fun to watch."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3.5/4 "En pocas palabras, una película que ningún fanático del género debe perderse"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 3 "It's very interesting, amusing, with a few hiccups in pacing ...Should we wonder if he was a real vampire, or be amused by the "what if?""   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 7/10 "Not only does [Merhige] not provide any new insights with his vampiric filmmaking study, he gives us a one dimensional Murnau."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 9/10 "Dafoe's interpretation of the real Max Schreck's vampire is hypnotic, and the transitions between clips from the real Nosferatu and Merhige's recreation of the shooting of those same scenes is simply magical."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "Malkovich is frightening simply as himself, and it's all too easy to believe that his Murnau -- dressed on the set in goggles and a white lab coat, mad-scientist long -- would go to fatal lengths in his 'battle to make art.'"   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson C "It makes some good points, but ultimately just stops rather than ends."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 3/5 "Vale como curiosidade para os cinéfilos e para os fãs da obra de Murnau."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 4/5 "The film gets both funnier and scarier by the minute."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 2/5 "At best, this is a dawdling, toothless riff on a vastly superior film. At worst, it's character assassination."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves 2.5/4 "Murnau is probably spinning in his grave."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 4/4 "interesting and very good"   sbs.is   Stefan Birgir Stefansson C+ "It is, essentially, a goof. A meticulously crafted and exuberantly acted goof, but in the end no more than that."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 2.5/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito Read review   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Jonathan F. Richards Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 35) of 35 OFCS Rating: 73% Fresh Page   1