Critics are sinking their teeth into Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu and Lily-Rose Depp’s revelatory performance with relish.
Eggers, the director behind The Witch and The Lighthouse, is back with Nosferatu—a haunting remake of the 1922 silent classic, which was loosely based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
In this new version, Bill Skarsgård takes on the role of the bloodthirsty Count Orlok, with Depp playing Ellen Hutter, the object of his sinister obsession.
Early reviews are already raving, calling the film ‘hypnotic,’ ‘devilish,’ and ‘the scariest movie since The Shining,’ as the movie posted a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Every aspect of the project is getting rave reviews, but it’s the 25-year-old daughter of Johnny Depp who’s really stealing the spotlight with her performance.
‘The film belongs to Lily-Rose Depp, whose performance is a revelation,’ declared The Hollywood Reporter, as Collider called it ‘one of the year’s best performances.’
Critics are sinking their teeth into Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu and Lily-Rose Depp ‘s revelatory performance with relish
Eggers, the director behind creepy period pieces like The Witch and The Lighthouse, is back with Nosferatu—a haunting remake of the 1922 silent classic, which was loosely based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula
‘Her scenes with Bill Skarsgard are electric,’ continued THR’s David Rooney. ‘Depp gives Ellen’s delirium a tragic gravity, deepening once she acknowledges the mystical forces within her that sparked the vampire’s obsession.
‘She can switch in an instant from weak and vulnerable to demonic, and the stylized physicality of her seizures is breathtaking.’
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Rooney also gushed about Eggers, writing, ‘The director makes even that overused modern horror trope, the jump scare, truly shocking, not just something to be instantly laughed off.
‘It’s thrilling to experience a movie so assured in the way it builds and sustains fear, so hypnotically scary as it grabs you by the throat and never lets go.’
‘Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu might be a modern horror classic, given how scarily and sensually it approaches age-old material, but makes it feel entirely new,’ agreed IGN.
Fans agreed, with one posting, ‘Skarsgard is transformative, and Depp is a revelation.One of 2024s best!”
‘NOSFERATU is the most HORRIFYINGLY BEAUTIFUL film I’ve watched this year,’ gushed another.
‘It confidently adapts the 1922 classic, beat by beat, while increasing the scares to a new level. Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult, and Ralph Ineson are great, but Lily Rose-Depp is ABSOLUTELY CAPTIVATING.’
Early reviews are already raving, calling the film ‘hypnotic,’ ‘devilish,’ and ‘the scariest movie since The Shining,’ as the movie posted a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes
Every aspect of the film is getting rave reviews, but it’s the 25-year-old daughter of Johnny Depp who’s really stealing the spotlight with her performance
‘The film belongs to Lily-Rose Depp, whose performance is a revelation,’ declared The Hollywood Reporter , as Collider called it ‘one of the year’s best performances’
Yet another viewer chimed in: ‘Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok is pure sinister nightmare fuel. Lily Rose Depp & Nicholas Hoult’s best work to date.’.
In addition to Depp and Skarsgård, Nosferatu features a talented ensemble cast that includes Nicholas Hoult as Thomas Hutter, Ellen’s husband, and Willem Dafoe as Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz, a vampire hunter.
The film also stars Emma Corrin as Anna Harding, the wife of Thomas’s friend Friedrich, portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Rounding out the cast are Ralph Ineson as Dr. Wilhelm Sievers, Simon McBurney as Herr Knock, and Paul Maynard and Stacy Thunes in supporting roles.
Eggers’ highly anticipated film Nosferatu is set to premiere in theaters on December 25, 2024, offering a chilling holiday experience for horror fans.