Nosferatu (2024)

Egger's love for mythos is seen through all his films from The Witch to The Northman. Most of his plots are driven by unseen mystical forces. In The Witch it's obviously the fear of witchcraft, The Lighthouse is less obvious but references Greek mythology, and The Northman calls upon Norse mythology. I think Nosferatu is joyfully different in being about an evil force that is very much real. This allows Eggers to have fun finally bringing to life the mystical, evil. sinister force that's pulling the strings. I loved his choice to make Count Dracula a rotting corpse instead of rehashing the 1922 look and I loved that he gave us a lot of screen time with his ugly lump of flesh portrayed insanely well by Bill Skarsgård, who completely tranformed his voice and body for this role. I've heard complaints that Dracula was shown too early. I disagree. This is the  story of Count Orlok (Dracula) and Ellen Hutter. To shy away from one of it's two leads would have been unfair and honestly less entertaining. I'm here for Orlok, baby. His scenes are all the most memorable. Eggers has been developing his visual style and I think Nosferatu is the peak of his current work. This movie is gorgeous. It's tied with Skarsgard as the most impressive thing this movie offers. Unfortunately, this movie is style over substance. However, the style and atmosphere of this movie are so incredibly good that I'm already wanting to dip my toes back into the insanity. I'm very happy that Eggers finally made his Nosferatu. I love that he had this opportunity and I can't wait to see what he does next.

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