Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Slight but amusing. Read more

David Kronke, Los Angeles Times: Not to venture forth some sort of radical idea, but aren't comedies supposed to have jokes? Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Either this is the lamest Mel Brooks comedy ever or it's too close to other contenders to make much difference. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: It's a toothless parody that misses more often than it hits. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Nielsen makes a dapper and calmly inept Dracula, but it's Brooks' irrepressible and oblivious Van Helsing who's the main attraction. Read more

Time Out: Brooks, as Van Helsing, is one of the more successful aspects, but he hasn't imbued in his stock company a similar ability to rise above their underwritten roles. Read more

Derek Elley, Variety: Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: The only real sparks are set off by MacNicol as Renfield, the solicitor who develops a taste for flies and spiders after being bitten by Dracula. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: This time, unfortunately, he's sucking on a dry vein. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Dracula is anemic and mediocre, with only one or two moments to remind you of the former, funnier Brooks. Read more