Nicolas Cage-starred Renfield carried out remarkedly effectively on Rotten Tomatoes, going so far as 86% on level rating.
In Empire, Kim Newman reviewed the Dracula movie, “It’s a horror-comic orgy of gore, with any number of bad guys torn to pieces, but occasionally pauses for poignant moments about the life Renfield lost by submitting to his master and unusual spins on vampire lore.”
Further, The Wrap’s Kristen Lopez wrote, “Renfield is a great example of how Universal could resurrect its Dark Universe. Take tangential characters or questions audiences have wondered about and find a way to explore them.”
“While it is no groundbreaking Dracula story, Renfield is a genuinely hilarious twist on the all-too-familiar vampire narrative. The R-rated comedy genre and Universal’s monster sandbox have been begging for a new classic. This delivers across the board,” says ComicBook’s Liam Crowley.
In different information, make-up artist Christien Tinsley has spilled the beans on Cage’s methodology of appearing for Dracula.
During an interview with Variety, the make-up artist stated they employed 3D printing to craft Dracula’s common fangs.
“This was the first film that I know of where we used 3D printing to do all the dentures,” including, “We jumped in headfirst with 3D printing. We would scan Nic’s teeth and digitally sculpt them.”
As the faux tooth had been created, “We shaved Nic’s teeth down and the dentures were fitted so as not to impede on Nic’s speech and allow full freedom,” he added.
“Nic wanted to emote and annunciate properly, so it was important the veneers were thin.”
