Mel Brooks does it again with this send-up of vampire films. That Leslie Nielson plays the great blood-sucking count gives viewers a good idea as to what they are in for. This Dracula takes himself very seriously despite the fact that he's a bit of a klutz with a tendency to slip in the bat guano that adorns his castle floor. Staying very close to Bram Stoker's original story, Brooks also pays sly homage to other major vampire film classics, including Nosferatu. Though silly but subtle gags abound in this outing, Brooks has taken great care to recreate the late 19th-century atmosphere in rich detail and harkens back to Hammer horror movies popular during the '50s and '60s. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
I love Mel Brooks. I think Leslie Nielson is one of the funniest actors out there. That being said, this movie was only okay. It has its moments, but there is so much more that they could have done with it. It is slow moving in parts and some of the jokes seem forced, but it has its genuinely funny moments too. Don't expect too much of it, and you will probably enjoy it.